Our number one risk at this point is the federal government.
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U.S. State Secretaries of State
Quotes from current and former U.S. state secretaries of state.
Current secretaries of state
ALWes AllenAlabama5 Quotes
KYMichael AdamsKentucky23 Quotes
NVCisco AguilarNevada11 Quotes
RIGregg AmoreRhode Island7 Quotes
DCKimberly BassettDistrict of Columbia
MEShenna BellowsMaine45 Quotes
MIJocelyn BensonMichigan166 Quotes
FLCord ByrdFlorida597 Quotes
NJDale CaldwellNew Jersey1 Quote
VTSarah Copeland-HanzasVermont
NEBob EvnenNebraska4 Quotes
AZAdrian FontesArizona52 Quotes
MABill GalvinMassachusetts2 Quotes
ILAlexi GiannouliasIllinois16 Quotes
WISarah GodlewskiWisconsin1 Quote
WYChuck GrayWyoming6 Quotes
COJena GriswoldColorado119 Quotes
TNTre HargettTennessee
NDMichael HoweNorth Dakota6 Quotes
VACandi KingVirginia2 Quotes
OHFrank LaRoseOhio21 Quotes
NCElaine MarshallNorth Carolina
INDiego MoralesIndiana11 Quotes
NYWalter MosleyNew York2 Quotes
TXJane NelsonTexas
NMMaggie Toulouse OliverNew Mexico34 Quotes
IAPaul PateIowa8 Quotes
DECharuni Patibanda-SanchezDelaware1 Quote
GABrad RaffenspergerGeorgia76 Quotes
ORTobias ReadOregon27 Quotes
NHDavid ScanlanNew Hampshire2 Quotes
PAAl SchmidtPennsylvania51 Quotes
KSScott SchwabKansas16 Quotes
MNSteve SimonMinnesota27 Quotes
Former secretaries of state
I know tariffs and the war in Iran are cutting jobs and raising prices on gas and groceries and just about everything we buy.
Are you guys ready to shock the nation and elect Democrats up and down the ballot in 16 days?
The law is the same, the rules are the same and the process for counting them is the same.
I’d like to ask that voters be patient with their county board of election staff when choosing this option.
It’s important to clarify this so that voters have the right set of expectations when showing up at a board of elections office.
Mental Health PAC announced its endorsement of Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, for governor.
Our office will not be deterred and will continue to support the thousands of election officials across the state as they administer elections to their communities.
Threats against election workers are unacceptable and should not be tolerated.
Every voter in Oregon, no matter where they live, deserves the same access to their ballot and the same confidence that their vote counts.
We are prepared to respond if a package arrives in Oregon, and we will do everything we can to protect Oregonians’ safety and the integrity of our elections.
We are not aware of any additional suspicious packages heading to Oregon, but our office and our federal partners remain vigilant, and we are asking local elections officials to do the same.
This is a sobering moment that highlights the reality of election administration in this country today.
One of the ways we can truly reform property tax in the state, and I agree we need to reduce it, is a better revenue sharing model between the state and our local communities, so that our local communities aren’t forced to find ways to…
Who do you want Michigan’s next governor to work for? I will work for you, not the highest bidder, not Donald Trump.
During my time as Secretary of State, I set the legal direction of my department through some serious election and democracy issues.
When we have masked men in unmarked cars grabbing people that may or may not be citizens, not following due process, we are in danger as a democracy.
Election officials should never have to fear for their personal safety while performing their duties, and there is no place in a peaceful democracy for violence, threats or acts of intimidation.
The future of civil rights to me in Michigan is economic opportunity for all, tied with educational excellence for all, and continuing to protect democracy.
Economic justice and opportunity. Full stop. More jobs, better-paying jobs, costs going down, wages going up.
“This joint advisory is an essential tool in helping New Mexico’s voters make a plan to cast a ballot,”
It’s not that the Postal Service is something you should avoid.
I cannot believe that that timing is coincidental.
