Episode Summary

In this episode of The Unity Forum, Chris Malone speaks with David Becker, Executive Director and Founder of the Center for Election Innovation & Research and co-author of The Big Truth, about election integrity, voting rights, disinformation, and public confidence as the 2026 midterm elections approach. Becker explains why U.S. elections are resilient, decentralized, and heavily audited; how misinformation is designed to make voters doubt the system; why election officials have faced escalating threats; and what citizens can do to support secure, accessible elections. The conversation also addresses voting machines, paper ballots, noncitizen voting claims, mail voting, early voting, court challenges, federal enforcement fears at polling places, and the importance of approaching every election as a civi ...