States across the country are addressing the challenge of holding an election in an environment where some voters are sure to have lingering concerns about the coronavirus. But those that rush to overreact and overhaul a system that has worked for decades are risking long-term damage to the integrity of their elections.

Missouri Republicans stand with President Trump in acknowledging that voter fraud is real, that it’s insidious, and that it threatens the foundations of our democracy. States that hold universal vote-by-mail elections, especially states that attempt to shift to universal voting by mail in a matter of months, open themselves up to rampant voter fraud.