When voters go to the polls on Tuesday Sept. 19, they will have a choice in the secretary of the commonwealth race between a little known voting-rights activist who raises important issues to improve our democracy or a well-liked Democratic incumbent who has a solid record of accomplishment and believes in incremental systemic change.

After weighing the cases made by both candidates, we believe that the challenger, John Bonifaz, a young lawyer and founder of the National Voting Rights Institute, has the right ideas.

Read more of the endorsement in the New Bedford Standard-Times.