America, we cannot afford four more years of Donald Trump.
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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
We have witnessed the greatest failure of a presidential administration in America's history.
He looks straight into the cameras, at the American people, and lied about it. He covered it up.
They know our power. They know when we vote things change. They know when we vote we win. So let's not let anyone take our power from us. We will not be sidelined. We will not be silenced. We know our power.
Your vote is your voice, and your voice is your power. And don't let anyone ever take your power from you. Now is the time to stand up. Now is the time to speak out. And now is the time to vote and vote like our lives depend on it because…
We want it to be as small as possible. And again, those are not just ballots. It is not just as called detached clinical thing. It is not a pile of paper. It is people's votes.
I do think that we need to demand of Congress and the next president that we have a voting rights legislation to make sure that all Americans, just like Coloradoans, have the access they deserve.
So, today is the last day of early voting in Texas. We want to make sure we see it through, and then let's make sure on Election Day, everybody we know has made sure that their voice, their powerful voice is represented in this election…
That which people died and sacrificed to get to us, has to be used between now and Tuesday to end the corruption, to end the incompetence, to put us in a better place.
And you will tell them when they ask that you elected Joe Biden, the president of the United States.
My final point is this. This moment will pass. It will pass.
The idea of instilling fear in the heart of any voter right before they're about to cast their vote for the leader of the free world is antithetical to everything our democracy stands for.
Our values reflect the values of America. Our values tell us we have witnessed the worst, the biggest disaster of any presidential administration in the history of this country. Our values tell us that we should not be in a moment where…
We need national law to make sure that every American has access to exercise their constitutional right to vote.
Despite the obstacles, Americans are showing up to vote in record numbers.
It's why Kamala Harris was here today. Among the place that she went to, Morehouse College, trying to push to get out the vote.
The people of Georgia deserve to have a president who sees them, who cares about them. Georgia has been so hard hit by the pandemic. You're looking at, you know, almost -- nationally almost half of black businesses will be permanently…
The most important election of our lifetimes.
It is more than fair to say that Donald Trump has -- has exhibited a reckless disregard for human life.
Justice is on the ballot in 2020. Economic justice is on the ballot in 2020. Criminal justice reform is on the ballot in 2020. Reproductive justice is on the ballot in 2020. Climate justice is on the ballot in 2020.
There is so much on the ballot in 2020. Justice is on the ballot in 2020. Economic Justice is on the ballot in 2020. Climate Justice is on the ballot in 2020. Health care justice is on the ballot in 2020. Reproductive justice is on the…
Justice is on the ballot in 2020. Economic justice is on the ballot in 2020. Climate justice is on the ballot in 2020. Health care justice is on the ballot in 2020. Reproductive justice is on the ballot in 2020. Criminal justice reform is…
