It is long overdue to see that federal legislation passed.
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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 AdamsKentucky22 Quotes
NVCisco AguilarNevada11 Quotes
RIGregg AmoreRhode Island6 Quotes
DCKimberly BassettDistrict of Columbia
MEShenna BellowsMaine41 Quotes
MIJocelyn BensonMichigan153 Quotes
FLCord ByrdFlorida598 Quotes
NJDale CaldwellNew Jersey1 Quote
VTSarah Copeland-HanzasVermont
NEBob EvnenNebraska3 Quotes
AZAdrian FontesArizona49 Quotes
MABill GalvinMassachusetts2 Quotes
ILAlexi GiannouliasIllinois15 Quotes
WISarah GodlewskiWisconsin1 Quote
WYChuck GrayWyoming5 Quotes
COJena GriswoldColorado115 Quotes
TNTre HargettTennessee
NDMichael HoweNorth Dakota6 Quotes
VACandi KingVirginia2 Quotes
OHFrank LaRoseOhio18 Quotes
NCElaine MarshallNorth Carolina
INDiego MoralesIndiana11 Quotes
NYWalter MosleyNew York2 Quotes
TXJane NelsonTexas
NMMaggie Toulouse OliverNew Mexico33 Quotes
IAPaul PateIowa8 Quotes
DECharuni Patibanda-SanchezDelaware1 Quote
GABrad RaffenspergerGeorgia74 Quotes
ORTobias ReadOregon15 Quotes
NHDavid ScanlanNew Hampshire2 Quotes
PAAl SchmidtPennsylvania45 Quotes
KSScott SchwabKansas16 Quotes
MNSteve SimonMinnesota28 Quotes
Former secretaries of state
I think the absence of any clarity from the Federal Government that this is not appropriate and that it is a crime to threaten an election official in their line of official duties is--well, I would say passing a law to clearly make it a…
We take the importance of ensuring every eligible vote is counted, and only eligible votes are counted, very seriously.
I am proud in Michigan that both in 2018 and in 2022, voters themselves amended our State Constitution to implement automatic voter registration, Election Day registration, enhanced audits and protections, as well as enhanced opportunities…
These next eight months will define the future of our country and our democracy.
It is difficult. Certainly, the court ruling makes it a lot more challenging to collaborate, with social media companies that have an important role to play in protecting their users from deceptive tactics and misinformation.
It is long overdue to see that federal legislation passed.
I think the absence of any clarity from the Federal Government that this is not appropriate and that it is a crime to threaten an election official in their line of official duties is--well, I would say passing a law to clearly make it a…
We take the importance of ensuring every eligible vote is counted, and only eligible votes are counted, very seriously.
We want everybody, every eligible Alabama citizen, to be able to vote, Senator.
Last year, I introduced the Citizen Ballot Protection Act here in the Senate, and I appreciate all of my Republican colleagues on this Committee joining me in that effort.
I am proud in Michigan that both in 2018 and in 2022, voters themselves amended our State Constitution to implement automatic voter registration, Election Day registration, enhanced audits and protections, as well as enhanced opportunities…
These next eight months will define the future of our country and our democracy.
We take the importance of ensuring every eligible vote is counted, and only eligible votes are counted, very seriously.
I think the absence of any clarity from the Federal Government that this is not appropriate and that it is a crime to threaten an election official in their line of official duties is--well, I would say passing a law to clearly make it a…
I am proud in Michigan that both in 2018 and in 2022, voters themselves amended our State Constitution to implement automatic voter registration, Election Day registration, enhanced audits and protections, as well as enhanced opportunities…
These next eight months will define the future of our country and our democracy.
The clarity provided by the court is to affirm what I and the vast majority of my colleagues have also said since the beginning, which is that it's inappropriate for any one state to weigh in and make a decisive position on such a thorny…
For the good of democracy, the Court should resolve them now.
Donald Trump incited the insurrection. He incited that violent mob onto the Capitol to try to stop the peaceful transfer of presidential power. And he has not stopped his attacks on democracy since then.
First and foremost, I'm glad that they issued a decision. Colorado voters and American voters all across the country deserve to know whether Donald Trump is qualified or not as we go into Super Tuesday.
Ukraine needs our support, and we must give it.
The way that the president's demeanor in that report was characterized could not be more wrong on the facts and clearly politically motivated, gratuitous.
There’s no get-out-of-jail-free card for insurrection for Donald Trump.
