Over the past several months, our Virginia chapter has trained over 500 activists across the Commonwealth on what they can do to fight for election transparency in their own communities. 

As we emphasize in every Election Integrity training that we hold, the time, place, and manner of holding elections is set by each state as written in the United States Constitution. Though state processes for elections may vary, a need for legitimacy and confidence in how our elections operate remains the same throughout the nation. 

The fight for free and fair elections across the country really does need to take place within each and every state, and patriots must fight to ensure that the process is transparent within their own local communities. 

It is very rewarding to see our trainees go on and influence the electoral process in unique ways of their own choosing. Right now in America, we have the freedom to choose the extent to which we are involved in our nation’s electoral process. As a naturalized U.S. citizen and a child of immigrant parents who grew up in the Soviet Union, I don’t take that freedom for granted.