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Section 91 of the Kentucky Constitution of 1891 (the most recent state constitution), changed the method by which the secretary of state is selected. Prior to 1891, the secretary was appointed by the governor; under the present Constitution, the secretary of state is elected by the qualified voters of the state. The most recent election was in ...
The secretary of state manages Kentucky's elections, documents all official acts of the governor and manages business-related matters, among other duties. Adams, a Republican, was known in his ...
Adams' highest legislative priority in his campaign was changing state law to require photo identification of voters. [12] On April 14, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic , the Kentucky General Assembly passed a Voter ID law over Democratic Governor Andy Beshear 's veto.
The 2023 Kentucky Secretary of State election took place on November 7, 2023, to elect the Secretary of State of Kentucky. Incumbent secretary of state Michael Adams won re-election to a second term after he defeated Democratic nominee Buddy Wheatley. Primaries were held on May 16, 2023.
Adams angered election deniers in his own party and featured Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in his campaign.
Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams speaks during the Fancy Farm picnic in Fancy Farm, Ky., on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. Voter turnout in Kentucky’s 2022 general election was 42%.
In North Dakota, the secretary of state is a member of, and ex officio secretary to, the Emergency Commission. [38] In Ohio, the secretary of state is a member of the Apportionment Board, which meets every decade following the decennial census to redraw boundaries for each of the 99 Ohio House and 33 Ohio Senate districts. Other members of the ...
KY Secretary of State Michael Adams received the JFK Profile in Courage award for defending election integrity and said he wished political courage didn’t have to be rewarded. But too often ...