I applaud them standing for the rights of all Americans and all Texans, to express their voice, through their vote, unencumbered. They are leaders, who are marching in the path that so many others, before, did when they fought and many…
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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 don't want to see a Democratic or Republican national bill change the election rules.
I took some hits from my side of the aisle for some decisions I made to make voting easier.
I think we do a better job at the State level of finding space across the aisle to actually work with each other and get things done.
This is about all voters. It`s about all voters. This is not about Democrats or Republicans. This is about Americans. Let`s be clear about that.
The DNC, the Democratic National Committee, committing $25 million to focus on TV and digital ads, campaigns to help people understand how to register to vote, and get information to people who are affected by these restrictive laws.
This is about all voters. It`s about all voters. This is not about Democrats or Republicans. This is about Americans. Our democracy is strongest when everyone participates and it is weaker -- it is weaker our democracy as a nation is…
Your vote is your power. And so, I say, don't let anybody ever take your power from you. Don't let anybody take your power from you, especially, the power of your voice. We will not let anyone take away our power, and that's why we are…
This is about all voters. It’s about all voters. This is not about Democrats or Republicans. This is about Americans. Let’s be clear about that. And who is prepared right now to stand up for what we say are some of our fundamental values…
These laws create obstacle upon obstacle. These laws make it harder for you to vote, because they don`t want you to vote.
It`s about all voters. This is not about Democrats or Republicans. This is about Americans -- let`s be clear about that -- and who is prepared right now to stand up for what we say are some of our fundamental values, some of the…
I’m going to give you a great reason for me to think that things are different. I am having an interview with you not because there was a mass shooting, but because we are doing something to prevent it from happening.
We need to bring out a reality that has been ignored for years. Enough of lies.
We need to show we’re brave and we’re not afraid of these guys. We’ve already felt the worst possible situation. There’s no threat that can make me feel different. Actions, not words.
I believe it's bad policy. At the end of the day, we need to be able to hold counties, you know, accountable. But the challenge is when you have an unelected chairman of the state election board, who's going to hold them accountable? They…
What we now need to do is ensure that these pernicious lies promoted by bad actors, be they candidates or others who are unhappy with the results sees and are repeated or escalated in future elections.
The only fraud that really did occur in our election was the fraud, lying and the misinformation about and misrepresentation about the truth and the integrity and security of our elections.
When we`re talking about the right to vote, it is not a Republican concern or a Democratic concern. It is an American concern. This is about the American people`s right to vote unfettered, it is about their access to the right to vote in a…
This is about the American people’s right to vote, unfettered. It is about their access to the right to vote in a meaningful way, because nobody is debating, I don’t believe, whether all Americans have to right to vote. The issue here is…
The issue here is, is there actual access to the voting process, or is that being impeded? And the bottom line is that the president and I are very clear, we support S.1. We support the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. And the fight is not…
We support S.1, we support the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, and the fight is not over.
And I think it is clear certainly for the American people that when we`re talking about the right to vote, it is not a Republican concern or a Democratic concern. It is an American concern.
I believe that in Colorado, we need to take action to protect our democracy.
