Russia tried to influence the 2020 elections, to no avail, in an effort to keep Trump in the White House and sour the public on the integrity of the election process. (CNN)

Election integrity does not start with restricting the number of Americans that can vote. Truly free and fair elections begin ensuring that as many Americans can vote as possible and then hinges on our ability to limit the power of outside state influencers to turn the American public against each other for their own national security interests. American elections have a long way to go before either element is met because so many powerful players have vested interests in defeating election reform and batting away enhanced election security measures. President Biden has his work cut out for him.