Friends,

On the first anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, I’m alarmed and deeply disturbed by the ongoing spread of toxic disinformation about our election system. It’s the most dangerous threat to our democracy.

Too many people have been misled by the deceptions of those with a political or financial motive to corrode confidence in our democracy which resulted in an act of domestic terrorism at the Capitol Building, and passage of laws in several states to take us backwards and chip away at our freedom to vote.

But there’s cause for hope. The 2020 election was a stress-test for democracy, and we passed the test. In Minnesota, despite a once-in-a-century pandemic, we were #1 in voter participation for the third time in a row – with nearly 80% of eligible Minnesotans showing their trust in our election system by showing up to vote. Post-election audits and reviews confirmed the integrity of our process.

While the attack on the U.S. Capitol is still a fresh wound, we need to defend democracy, protect the freedom to vote, and push back against disinformation about our elections.

All of us can do our part to strengthen the well-earned confidence in our system – which is a model for the rest of the world. I believe we’ll succeed.

Thanks for being a part of the solution,

Steve

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