We need strong people as Secretary of State to make sure that we`re protecting elections so that American voters can have their voice heard and choose their elected officials.
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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
Tina Peters is unfit to be Secretary of State and a danger to Colorado elections.
The Big Lie is not true because he was the vote counter for last time and he didn’t find those 11,000 votes.
We are on a path to cut child poverty by 40 percent. This is historic, and as I said earlier will have generational impact.
With our unwavering call for confirmation of Peng's safety along with a full, fair and transparent investigation, without censorship, into her allegation of sexual assault. This is an issue that can never fade away.
So many of us count Constance Baker Motley among our personal heroes. I certainly do. She showed us the power of the law to affect change, and she taught us to see what can be unburdened by what has been.
It’s all about accountability at this point, knowing and allowing the entire truth of who was involved to unfold.
Candidates don’t get to choose electors. Voters choose the electors.
The Democrat Party is the party of stolen election claims.
If she wants to interview me, there’s a process for that. And I will gladly participate in that because I want to make sure that I follow the law, follow the Constitution.
Today, senators voted to preserve an arcane Senate procedure rather than secure the fundamental freedom. The American people will not forget this moment, and neither will history.
The Biden-Harris administration, championed by then Senator Harris, along with Senator Booker and Bennett in the Senate prior to her becoming vice president.
It is time for the United States Senate to do its job.
The proponents of the laws are not only putting in place obstacles to the ballot box, they are also working to interfere with our elections. To get the outcomes they want, and to discredit those they do not. That is not how democracies…
This was all unprecedented. That`s why it`s important for us not to just ensure truth continues to emerge as to just how far folks were willing to go to overturn a free and fair election just because they didn`t like the results.
When we have the discussion about who's responsible, I will not absolve the 50 Republicans in the United States Senate from responsibility for upholding one of the most basic and important tenets of our democracy, which is free and fair…
I will not absolve the 50 Republicans in the United States Senate from responsibility for upholding one of the most basic and important tenets of our democracy which is free and fair elections and access to the ballot for all eligible…
There is a danger of becoming accustomed to these laws. We must not be deceived into thinking a law that makes it more difficult for students to vote is normal. We must not be deceived into thinking a law that makes it illegal to help a…
Do not succumb to those who would dismiss this assault on voting rights as an unfounded threat Who would wave this off as a partisan game. The assault on our freedom to vote will be felt by every American in every community in every…
The American people will say costs actually reduced around some of the most essential services that they need.
These statewide roles are pivotal. And democracy is ability to survive in the future will be determined by who wins and loses this November.
We go to court to force them to do their jobs and follow the law. And that’s exactly what will happen if that occurs in future elections, it’s what happened in 2020.
In Michigan, we have a very decentralized system of elections, which is good because it ensures that we have over 1,600 clerks administering the process elected or appointed at the local level.
Democracy is going to be on the ballot. And we need to ensure that Secretaries of State are elected, who believe in the right to vote, and upholding the will of the people.
