With 18 days until Election Day, many states have started early voting. By the end of this week, 29 states will have kicked things off. We continue to read headlines of missing, duplicated, or wrong mail ballots, broken equipment, wrong poll books, long lines wrapped around buildings, states changing their processes, chaos, and confusion.

In the days and weeks – and maybe months – ahead, I encourage you all to stay focused. Become adept at separating the signal from the noise. There are those that want to wreak havoc on the election process intentionally. That's not America. That's not who we are. Be a part of the solution. Help to make sure this election process is free and fair.

1. VOTE. True the Vote offers State-by-State Voter Guides for all 50 states with important information on when to vote, how to vote, and what to bring with you to the polls. The best way to ensure your vote counts in this election is to vote in person and early. If you can't, you should still vote. Don't take it for granted.
   
   
2. SERVE. If you can serve in your local elections, call your county or call the party or a candidate, and find out how and where they need help. True the Vote has an election fraud incident report. Let it be known if you are seeing something that does not seem quite right.
   
   
3. PRAY. The last thing is to pray every day for our leaders and for this election. Have faith.