Kenneth Blackwell Quotes

I will accept the results when the election is free and clean. I cannot accept fraud.

Elections should be prepared as well as possible and raise as little doubt as possible

And I'm very proud of the 50,000 poll workers and election officials who delivered a free and fair election.

I was the Secretary of State of New Jersey in November 2000. I paid careful attention to the challenges that stemmed from inadequate voting systems in various places.

I am very confident that in 2008, people's votes will count. I don't think they did in 2004. I think in 2008, they will.

You can protect the integrity of elections without stopping anyone from voting.

When public access to voting is impaired or when public confidence in voting is diluted, democracy suffers and our freedom is less secure.

It is important that the Iraqi people have confidence in the election results and that the voting process, including the process for vote counting, is free and fair.

Every vote counts and every vote must be counted.

I don't think New Mexicans know how many people vote illegally.

With same-day registration, no requirement for a valid, dated photo ID for voters is an invitation to fraud and corruption of our electoral process.

Early voting is a vital component of the electoral landscape in Ohio.

Oregonians have many good reasons to be proud of our election system.

People lose sight that the counties run the elections.

Judicial Watch has a massive project to force states and counties across the nation to clean up their voter rolls.

There is no actual need to tighten voter ID rules: there have been extraordinarily few instances of people committing fraud at the polls.

I launched more formal elections investigations than any secretary of state in Missouri history, and we didn't get a single complaint about voter impersonation fraud - not one.

As chief elections officer, it's my job to protect the integrity of the ballot.

Voter confidence depends on the clean elections.

Whether or not your candidate wins, the crucial importance is the integrity of our voting system. You have to engage in the process in order to change it.

Supporters of tough voter ID laws are not afraid of vote fraud - they are afraid of democracy.

Without the persistence of voters in America getting up to every election, democracy will not flourish.

Registering people to vote is not partisan activity.

We've got 50 percent voter turnout for presidential elections. That's appalling. We can do so much better.

Responsibility for overseeing the implementation of election law typically resides with partisan officials, many with public stakes in the election outcome.