There’s a whole-of-government approach, if you will, that needs to be taken as it relates to dealing with this.
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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 BensonMichigan144 Quotes
FLCord ByrdFlorida597 Quotes
NJDale CaldwellNew Jersey1 Quote
VTSarah Copeland-HanzasVermont
NEBob EvnenNebraska3 Quotes
AZAdrian FontesArizona48 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
We’ve got more access to information than we’ve ever had … but in so many ways are more misinformed than we’ve ever been.
Trust is at an all-time low in institutions of all kinds: the government, the churches, the press, businesses, civic organizations.
It’s our moral duty as leaders, as Michiganders, as Americans to take care of each other.
I particularly want to invest in generational wealth opportunities, of which small business growth is a critical piece.
We have a moral responsibility to show up for those kids, for those families, to make things work, to make these investments.
There should be no ceiling the wealthy can create.
We’re all committed to driving down costs, to ensure healthcare is accessible to all, to ending corruption, to growing our economy and increasing our wages.
We will protect our election integrity, count every lawful vote, and enforce the law without fear or favor.
If you break Georgia’s election laws, you will be held accountable.
The fight to maintain confidence at the ballot box is not partisan.
If someone deliberately violates the law, the consequences are severe.
Time and time again, we all as leaders have chances to show who we are, and he has shown us who he is and who he prioritizes.
I think the only thing evil is when leaders claim to work for the people, but then they don’t.
Trump and his DOJ are attacking elections and democracy.
Benson touts her track record in Lansing, including election security and efficiency in office, as she runs for governor.
Let’s take tonight’s landslide victory and deliver another one this fall.
You all know who I’ll work for. All of you, and every Michigander in this state. Not the highest bidder, not corporate interests, not Donald Trump, you.
Tonight marks our opportunity to grow our coalition to include citizens in every corner of our state who believe, as we do, that the power of the people must always be greater than the people in power. My life’s work is about making that…
As always, we welcome requests for information about Michigan’s secure, fair and accurate elections. We draw the line, however, at sharing anything private that someone could use to threaten, bully, doxx or harass the bipartisan…
Our response to the RNC’s FOIA provides available information responsive to their inquiry. It also redacts personal and private information of citizens who signed up to serve their communities to protect them from potential threats or…
Nevada runs some of the safest, most secure and most accessible elections in the country.
We must win Arizona, we must win Nevada, we must win Michigan and we have to try to take Georgia, because ’26 is about ’28.
