Vermont’s elections are strong. Federal support is not.

Vermont’s elections are strong. Federal support is not.

This commentary is by Sarah Copeland Hanzas, who is the current secretary of state, and former secretaries of state Deb Markowitz, Jim Condos and Don Hooper. We write as current and former Vermont secretaries of state. We have not always agreed on every policy question, but we share a common understanding of what it takes to run secure and accessible elections — elections that are worthy of public trust. Vermont does this work well. Our local an…