I remain confident that states will carry out safe, secure, and accessible elections for every eligible voter, despite the loss in federal support.
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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 AdamsKentucky23 Quotes
NVCisco AguilarNevada11 Quotes
RIGregg AmoreRhode Island7 Quotes
DCKimberly BassettDistrict of Columbia
MEShenna BellowsMaine45 Quotes
MIJocelyn BensonMichigan166 Quotes
FLCord ByrdFlorida597 Quotes
NJDale CaldwellNew Jersey1 Quote
VTSarah Copeland-HanzasVermont
NEBob EvnenNebraska4 Quotes
AZAdrian FontesArizona52 Quotes
MABill GalvinMassachusetts2 Quotes
ILAlexi GiannouliasIllinois16 Quotes
WISarah GodlewskiWisconsin1 Quote
WYChuck GrayWyoming6 Quotes
COJena GriswoldColorado119 Quotes
TNTre HargettTennessee
NDMichael HoweNorth Dakota6 Quotes
VACandi KingVirginia2 Quotes
OHFrank LaRoseOhio22 Quotes
NCElaine MarshallNorth Carolina
INDiego MoralesIndiana11 Quotes
NYWalter MosleyNew York2 Quotes
TXJane NelsonTexas
NMMaggie Toulouse OliverNew Mexico34 Quotes
IAPaul PateIowa9 Quotes
DECharuni Patibanda-SanchezDelaware1 Quote
GABrad RaffenspergerGeorgia76 Quotes
ORTobias ReadOregon27 Quotes
NHDavid ScanlanNew Hampshire2 Quotes
PAAl SchmidtPennsylvania51 Quotes
KSScott SchwabKansas16 Quotes
MNSteve SimonMinnesota27 Quotes
Former secretaries of state
DHS is actively sabotaging elections by not funding these programs.
The Florida SAVE Act upholds the Florida Constitution by ensuring only citizens can vote in Florida elections.
Trump is trying to lay the groundwork to reject the ’26 election.
He would have thought he was serving his political masters in Washington, D.C., by doing that.
Because of his silence, he owns this. He owns these reckless tariffs. He owns this tax on Michigan.
You’re like the arsonist who causes the fire and then says you’re going to come in and cure things.
What I’d like to do is invite Alex Kolodin to just give straight answers to questions. This isn’t, like, a show. This is serious. Arizona voters need to see who you really are, not the prepared, canned answers.
We are united around our vision of lowering costs to the people of Michigan, of fighting corruption, of ensuring that we have people-driven leaders at every slot in this ticket.
The Secretary of State’s Office will not risk disenfranchising eligible voters and ripping away their Constitutional right to vote without the highest confidence of their ineligibility.
Their whole desire to create confusion, create chaos, create lack of confidence in the electoral process is all bullshit.
We are pleased this lawsuit was dismissed, but it never should have been brought in the first place.
And with all due respect to the president, I hope he’ll trust Iowans to run our elections.
But let’s not lose sight that — my humble opinion — the Constitution says elections are run by the states.
I feel pretty good about how we do it here. So take a couple of pages from our playbook, and you’ll be maybe feel more comfortable.
Iowans really lean into being able to vote in the mail,” Pate said. “We have a very high percentage of that. We’ve done it right in the state.
Ohio has a constitutional requirement to ensure that only U.S. citizens are voting in our elections.
The Franklin County case proves it’s not enough to just have a person’s attestation.
We strongly disagree with that decision, and I’ve asked our legal team to file an immediate appeal. I will vigorously defend our legal authority to safeguard our voter rolls and protect the integrity of Ohio’s elections.
If Silicon Valley wants to build their liberal empire, they can do it somewhere else.
The purpose of this directive is to provide certainty to local elections officials and to voters alike: Our elections will go forward as they normally do.
The bottom line is: Oregon’s elections are secure, accurate and fair.
It’s really great to see people literally take time out of their day, stare at this poster thoughtfully, and make a decision.
We try to find ones that we think people will like. Obviously, we try to have a variety of representation around the state. … Creativity is a factor. A lot of kids just use AI, and that’s not interesting. We want to actually see kids with…
