GOP secretary of state who spoke out against election denialism wins JFK Profile in Courage Award
Kentucky Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams, who worked to expand early voting in the Bluegrass State and has spoken out against election denialism in his own party, has been chosen to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award this year.
In its announcement Monday, the JFK Library Foundation said Adams was recognized “for expanding voting rights and standing up for free and fair elections despite party opposition and death threats from election deniers.”
Adams — whose signature policy objective is to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat — was at the forefront of a bipartisan effort with Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear that led to the enactment of 2021 legislation allowing for three days of no-excuse, early in-person voting — including on a Saturday — before Election Day. Adams hailed it as Kentucky’s most significant election law update in more than a century. About one-fifth of the Kentuckians who voted in last year’s statewide election did so during those three days of early, in-person voting, Adams’ office said Monday.
Related articles
Scenery of Angkor archeological park in Siem Reap, Cambodia
Photo taken on May 24, 2021 shows a view of the Angkor archeological park in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Lo2024-05-07Solar eclipse sweeps across North America. The moment of totality, in photos
DALLAS (AP) — Millions across North America witnessed the moon block out the sun during a total sola2024-05-07Bakery outlets close across New England and New York
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The company that produces baked goods for brands including Arnold bread, Entenm2024-05-07Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film 'The Apprentice'
New films from Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrea Arnold and Francis Ford Coppola, as well as a portrait of 192024-05-07In pics: Harbin, wetland paradise in NE China
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 4, 2022 shows the Alejin Island Wetland Park in Harbin, northeast Ch2024-05-07Duck! Flying squirrels take to the air in Nebraska city
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A crew cutting down a dying oak at the University of Nebraska made a surprising2024-05-07
atest comment