How to Keep our Elections Free, Fair, and Secure with Secretary of State Tobias Read
About this episode
Secretary of State Tobias Read discusses the challenges of ensuring free and fair elections amidst political interference.
In this week's episode, host and NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan speaks with Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read to discuss how he is navigating the Trump Administration's efforts to interfere with state election administration, the state's recent primary elections, threats to our democracy, his experience being sued by the Trump administration, and what other states can learn from Oregon's vote-at-home system. They specifically delve into the unconstitutional mail-in-ballot executive order and its impracticality. The Secretary emphasizes the importance of holding politicians accountable to protect our right to vote and how politicians should go about earning constituents' trust.Tune in to hear how Secretary Read is working to ensure free, fair, and secure elections are not a partisan idea, but a patriotic one.
Topics covered
- elections
- democracy
- vote-at-home
- political accountability
- state administration
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