Colorado Secretary of State Jenna Griswold has claimed that Republicans plan to attack Americans’ right to vote if they win this year’s midterm elections. “What we can expect from the extreme Republicans running this country is to undermine free and fair elections for the American people, to disenfranchise Americans, to refuse to address security breaches and, unfortunately, to serve Mar-a-Lago more than the American people,” the Colorado Democrat said during an interview with the Guardian. Griswold pointed out that many Republicans in contested elections have echoed former President Donald Trump’s claims that the 2020 election was rigged, while the 27 secretary of state races across the country have become key contests for who will control the presidential election. of 2024. “For us, we’re trying to save democracy,” Griswold argued. BUSINESS CONSERVATIVES SAY ELECTION WAS LOST, NOT STOLEN Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold holds a news conference on the 2022 legislative plans at the office in Denver. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post) But some have accused the secretary of state of trying to reform electoral laws to benefit the defense of her seat. Her opponent, Republican candidate Pam Anderson, has made it a major campaign promise to get out of politics by managing elections. “We have to reject that protecting voting rights is partisan. It’s not,” Griswold said in response to the accusations. “It’s the most American and democratic thing you can do.” Griswold has been touting her record since taking office, saying she has worked to ensure “democracy survived” the threat of a global pandemic and “a President of the United States trying to steal an election.” Former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP She argued that the battle for voting rights will be “a long battle” that will extend beyond the 2022 election, but said the experience so far has strengthened her resolve “not to let people who are willing to destroy country to win”. “The fight to try to take back the freedoms of the American people, it’s not going to end after the election — it’s not going to end,” he said, warning that if Republicans were able to win this round, “the country could lose the right vote in less than three months”. Michael Lee is a writer at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @UAMichaelLee