FRANKFORT — Secretary of State Michael Adams isn’t opposed to every election reform bill that’s been filed in the 2024 General Assembly. A measure tweaking the Kentucky’s post-election audits has his support, for instance.
But the Paducah native said he is “very sensitive to our image as a state.” And after Kentucky drew national praise during his first term for opening up voting access amid the COVID-19 pandemic, he’s wary of several proposals he views as steps in the wrong direction.
“I’m happy that the governor and legislature have worked together on business recruitment and trying to get new jobs here, and every time we do something stupid and folks outside of our state who are thinking of moving here or visiting here see that kind of stuff, it makes it less likely to happen,” he said on Jan. 18. “The only way we’re going to keep that kind of progress of lowering taxes and attracting businesses is if we don’t punch ourselves in the eye with dumb stuff like that.”
Adams made it clear he’s keeping tabs on several proposals pending in Frankfort that would alter Kentucky’s elections.