FRANKFORT, Ky. — Secretary of State Michael Adams has been selected to serve on the Commission on Election Integrity, according to a press release from his office. The commonwealth's chief "election nerd" will serve on the national commission that brings together leaders at the forefront of election reform at state levels.
What You Need To Know
- Secretary of State Michael Adams has been selected to serve on the Commission on Election Integrity
- The commission gathers leaders at the forefront of state-level election reform
- Kentucky saw record-breaking voter turnout in the 2020 general election
The Republican State Leadership Committee named Adams, one of the country’s foremost election lawyers prior to his term of office as Kentucky’s chief election official, to advise policymakers on best practices for conducting secure elections.
“In Kentucky, we’ve proved we can expand voter access and enhance election integrity at the same time,” Adams said. “I look forward to sharing with commission members the reforms we’ve made in the Commonwealth, and the additional reforms I’ve asked our General Assembly to make, in House Bill 574.”
In 2020, Secretary Adams’ first year in office, Kentucky served as a national model in how it conducted its elections, earning wide praise with record-breaking voter turnout in the face of a pandemic.
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