SEC. TOULOUSE OLIVER: Honestly, it's a crazy time and often feels like I'm living in an alternate reality! I'm not scared - I have incredible support from the FBI, Department of Justice, and our State Police here in NM. But I am deeply concerned, and I would by lying if I said I wasn't affected by the threats and intimidation aimed toward me, my staff, and my colleagues around the country. This type of behavior is unacceptable in a democracy and no American should stand for it! I'm hopeful that this too shall pass, but we are definitely living through challenging times. Supporting and having the backs of my colleagues - as they do mine - is incredibly helpful right now.

COMMISSIONER HOVLAND: Elections are run at the state and local level in the U.S., so I don't have the pressure of administering an election. That said, the commitment and dedication of the professionals who run our elections is awesome to see. I travel all around the country meeting with election officials and am consistently impressed by their professionalism and passion for our democracy. The threats and harassment that we have been seeing is totally unacceptable. It saddens me to see so many Americans lose faith in our democracy. Even worse is that all of the evidence points the other way. We must all do more to have honest conversations about how are elections are administered and point people to trusted sources, like their state and local election officials, for information.

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