Democracy Journal: Democracy's Frontline Domestic Defenders
Journalist Spenser Mestel cites ERN's Guardrails for the Guardians report in this article for the Democracy Journal website.
“Of the 137 elected secretaries of state serving since 2000, one-third have endorsed a candidate running in a race under their supervision. Twelve have served as co-chair (or equivalent) of a presidential election campaign, according to Election Reformers Network, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to reduce polarization and increase public confidence in U.S. democratic institutions.”