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U.S. State Secretaries of State

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Tobias Read
@tobiasread· OR· Oct 13, 2026

You can be confident your ballot will be postmarked and delivered on time if you mail it at least a week before election day.

oregoncapitalchronicle.com
Gregg Amore
@greggamore· RI· Oct 13, 2026

Get out there and vote. This is a precious and sacred right and nothing will impede that ability to cast a vote.

rhodeislandcurrent.com
Jena Griswold
@jenagriswold· CO· Oct 12, 2026

We will continue to ensure voters have their voices heard and stand up against any federal interference.

coloradonewsline.com
Al Schmidt
@alschmidt· PA· Oct 9, 2026

State and federal laws strictly limit military and law enforcement presence at polling places, and they also prohibit voter intimidation.

penncapital-star.com
Al Schmidt
@alschmidt· PA· Oct 9, 2026

If voters want to check their registration ahead of the Oct. 19 deadline, they should visit vote.pa.gov.

penncapital-star.com
Al Schmidt
@alschmidt· PA· Oct 9, 2026

We urge voters to rely on trusted, official sources of election information, such as their county election office website or the Pennsylvania department of state voter website.

penncapital-star.com
Al Schmidt
@alschmidt· PA· Oct 9, 2026

The closer we get to the election, the more mis- and disinformation voters are likely to encounter.

penncapital-star.com
Jocelyn Benson
@jocelynbenson· MI· Oct 6, 2026

The repeated tragedies, threats to staffs’ lives, and unsafe workplace and living conditions are unacceptable.

michiganadvance.com
Jocelyn Benson
@jocelynbenson· MI· Oct 6, 2026

As governor, I will appoint new MDOC leadership, hold them to strict accountability standards, and sit down with officers, their union, and families to hear directly what they’re facing.

michiganadvance.com
Chuck Gray
@chuckgray· WY· Oct 6, 2026

As President Trump said, I have a real track record of advancing the key priorities of the people of Wyoming, and I will continue that track record in Congress. Together, we will defend our Wyoming way of life!

foxnews.com
Michael Adams
@michaeladams· KY· Oct 2, 2026

Polls across the country show tightening races. In Kentucky, too, voters who do not affiliate with Democrats or Republicans will decide whether Democrats or Republicans win our elections.

kentuckylantern.com
Adrian Fontes
@adrianfontes· AZ· Oct 1, 2026

This is a screaming success of a government program run in a bipartisan way.

azmirror.com
Adrian Fontes
@adrianfontes· AZ· Oct 1, 2026

When you’re making it less convenient for voters, you’re reducing their access.

azmirror.com
Brad Raffensperger
@bradraffensperger· GA· Sep 30, 2026

Georgia has worked with our federal partners and will continue to do so, but cooperation does not mean ignoring the law or surrendering the privacy rights of Georgia voters.

georgiarecorder.com
Steve Simon
@stevesimon· MN· Sep 30, 2026

These indictments affirm the fact that noncitizen voting is a vanishingly rare crime.

dailycaller.com
Jocelyn Benson
@jocelynbenson· MI· Sep 29, 2026

Trump started this disaster, and if he and John James want to lower costs — they need to end it. That’s why I’m calling on the federal government to suspend its tax, not the state of Michigan.

michiganadvance.com
Al Schmidt
@alschmidt· PA· Sep 28, 2026

I’m confident that eligible voters in Pa. can and should approach this election like they always do, which means voting by whichever method works best for them.

penncapital-star.com
Alexi Giannoulias
@alexigiannoulias· IL· Sep 23, 2026

Alexi is focused on talking to Chicagoans about the issues they care about — making Chicago a safer more affordable place to live.

capitolnewsillinois.com