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Tobias Read
@tobiasread· OR· Sep 3, 2026

Due to uncertainty surrounding mail-in ballots and how they are processed by the U.S. Postal Service, (the Secretary of State’s Office) will be encouraging Oregonians to use ballot boxes to drop off their ballots instead of mailing them…

oregoncapitalchronicle.com
Adrian Fontes
@adrianfontes· AZ· Sep 3, 2026

I remain confident that states will carry out safe, secure, and accessible elections for every eligible voter, despite the loss in federal support.

npr.org
Adrian Fontes
@adrianfontes· AZ· Sep 3, 2026

DHS is actively sabotaging elections by not funding these programs.

npr.org
Jena Griswold
@jenagriswold· CO· Sep 2, 2026

Trump is trying to lay the groundwork to reject the ’26 election.

abcnews.com
Adrian Fontes
@adrianfontes· AZ· Aug 31, 2026

He would have thought he was serving his political masters in Washington, D.C., by doing that.

azmirror.com
Jocelyn Benson
@jocelynbenson· MI· Aug 31, 2026

Because of his silence, he owns this. He owns these reckless tariffs. He owns this tax on Michigan.

michiganadvance.com
Adrian Fontes
@adrianfontes· AZ· Aug 31, 2026

You’re like the arsonist who causes the fire and then says you’re going to come in and cure things.

azmirror.com
Adrian Fontes
@adrianfontes· AZ· Aug 31, 2026

What I’d like to do is invite Alex Kolodin to just give straight answers to questions. This isn’t, like, a show. This is serious. Arizona voters need to see who you really are, not the prepared, canned answers.

azmirror.com
Jocelyn Benson
@jocelynbenson· MI· Aug 30, 2026

We are united around our vision of lowering costs to the people of Michigan, of fighting corruption, of ensuring that we have people-driven leaders at every slot in this ticket.

michiganadvance.com
Cisco Aguilar
@ciscoaguilar· NV· Aug 28, 2026

The Secretary of State’s Office will not risk disenfranchising eligible voters and ripping away their Constitutional right to vote without the highest confidence of their ineligibility.

talkingpointsmemo.com
Cisco Aguilar
@ciscoaguilar· NV· Aug 28, 2026

Their whole desire to create confusion, create chaos, create lack of confidence in the electoral process is all bullshit.

talkingpointsmemo.com
Michael Adams
@michaeladams· KY· Aug 26, 2026

We are pleased this lawsuit was dismissed, but it never should have been brought in the first place.

kentuckylantern.com
Paul Pate
@paulpate· IA· Aug 26, 2026

But let’s not lose sight that — my humble opinion — the Constitution says elections are run by the states.

iowacapitaldispatch.com
Paul Pate
@paulpate· IA· Aug 26, 2026

I feel pretty good about how we do it here. So take a couple of pages from our playbook, and you’ll be maybe feel more comfortable.

iowacapitaldispatch.com
Paul Pate
@paulpate· IA· Aug 26, 2026

Iowans really lean into being able to vote in the mail,” Pate said. “We have a very high percentage of that. We’ve done it right in the state.

iowacapitaldispatch.com
Frank LaRose
@franklarose· OH· Aug 26, 2026

Ohio has a constitutional requirement to ensure that only U.S. citizens are voting in our elections.

foxnews.com
Frank LaRose
@franklarose· OH· Aug 26, 2026

The Franklin County case proves it’s not enough to just have a person’s attestation.

foxnews.com
Frank LaRose
@franklarose· OH· Aug 26, 2026

We strongly disagree with that decision, and I’ve asked our legal team to file an immediate appeal. I will vigorously defend our legal authority to safeguard our voter rolls and protect the integrity of Ohio’s elections.

foxnews.com
Chuck Gray
@chuckgray· WY· Aug 26, 2026

If Silicon Valley wants to build their liberal empire, they can do it somewhere else.

abcnews.com
Tobias Read
@tobiasread· OR· Aug 25, 2026

The purpose of this directive is to provide certainty to local elections officials and to voters alike: Our elections will go forward as they normally do.

oregoncapitalchronicle.com
Michael Adams
@michaeladams· KY· Aug 21, 2026

It’s really great to see people literally take time out of their day, stare at this poster thoughtfully, and make a decision.

kentuckylantern.com
Michael Adams
@michaeladams· KY· Aug 21, 2026

We try to find ones that we think people will like. Obviously, we try to have a variety of representation around the state. … Creativity is a factor. A lot of kids just use AI, and that’s not interesting. We want to actually see kids with…

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