Let’s ask election security questions — and listen to the answers

In a healthy democracy, people should ask questions about election administration. In fact, we should expect and welcome those questions. 

Most Americans don’t spend their days studying election administration. They have jobs, families, and lives to live. When they hear something about voter registration, absentee ballots, election security or vote counting that doesn’t make sense to them, asking questions is a reasonable response. More than that, it’s healthy.

When people aren’t comfortable asking questions, rumors fill the gap. Misinformation grows in spaces where legitimate concerns aren’t addressed. Too often, we treat election questions as inherently dangerous or dismissive of democracy. I think the opposite is true.

Curiosity is a democratic virtue, and ...