Why the 26 secretary of state races this November matter more than they did before Trump’s drive to assert federal authority over elections

October 16, 2026 · 12:22 pm 1 sources

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• Why the 26 secretary of state races this November matter more than they did before Trump’s drive to assert federal authority over elections
  This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. · October 16, 2026 12:22
  Secretaries of state are at the center of growing conflict over how election authority should be divided between states and the federal government. There are 26 elections for the job this November.