Fair elections should never be taken for granted. It’s critical that we continuously scrutinize and improve the electoral process, but baseless and self-serving allegations of election fraud have drowned out the legitimate discussions about election integrity and electoral reform.
After alleging voter fraud in 2016, Trump had an opportunity to address those allegations when he took office. One attempt was a short-lived commission that was sued by one of its members for withholding information and terminated by President Trump less than two weeks after being ordered to provide that information.
The Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity (PACEI) was established in 2017 after Trump signed an executive order directing the new commission to submit a report that identifies "those vulnerabilities in voting systems and practices used for Federal elections that could lead to improper voter registrations and improper voting, including fraudulent voter registrations and fraudulent voting."