[1]Alex Padilla for Senate

Hi,

In a minute, I’m going to ask you to make a contribution to DASS — the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State.

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But first, I wanted to explain why I’m asking.

Right now, in battleground states across the country, election deniers are in very close races — and in some cases even leading in the polls — for Secretary of State positions.

These are candidates who have denied the result of elections, promised to make it harder to vote, and who have practically said they’ll only certify elections in which their preferred candidate wins.

As a former California Secretary of State myself, I know how important it is to have people in these roles that believe in democracy and making it as accessible as possible for all of us.

When I was California’s Secretary of State, we expanded voter outreach programs, increased voter registration, and did everything we could to make it as easy as possible to participate in our democracy.

But the far-right Republicans running for these positions in states like Arizona and Wisconsin have said that they’re running not to make democracy more accessible to everyone, but to make sure their candidates win.

Honestly, the number of these election-denying candidates in close races across the country is a scary sign for our democracy.

And I’m worried about what could happen in 2024 if one of them wins in a swing state like Arizona or Wisconsin — they could refuse to certify a presidential election if they don’t like the results and throw our democracy into chaos.

Secretary of State races tend to go under the radar compared to races for the House and Senate, but the truth is that these races are some of the most important in the entire country.

And the work that DASS is putting in this weekend will go a LONG way toward making sure pro-democracy candidates prevail.

So, what do you say?

Will you join me in supporting Democratic Secretary of State candidates across the country by making a contribution to DASS today? They’re counting on our help to elect pro-democracy Secretaries of State across the country.

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Thank you,

Alex Padilla
U.S. Senator for California
Former Secretary of State of California
 


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