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Date: July 16, 2026
Contact: Connor Radnovich | connor.radnovich@sos.oregon.gov
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‘Elections are Decided by Voters, Not by the President’: Secretary Read Responds to President Trump’s Prime-Time Address on Elections
SALEM, OR — Tonight, President Trump gave a prime-time speech to once again peddle election conspiracy theories and cast doubt on the integrity of American elections. Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read issued the following statement in response:
“Too many Americans sacrificed too much to let a tired, scared politician steal our elections.
“The President is once again making false claims about American elections; repeating conspiracy theories that have been disproven time and again so he can deny any election results he doesn’t like, just like he did in 2020.
“He knows Americans aren’t happy. He is afraid of facing accountability from voters this November. But, in America, elections are decided by voters, not by the President.
“Oregon’s vote-by-mail elections are secure, fair, and accurate, run by dedicated public servants who follow the law and answer directly to the communities they live in. Accountability and transparency are built into every step of our election process: from unique barcodes on each ballot envelope, to publicly certified vote counting machines that are never connected to the internet, to un-hackable paper ballots that are preserved and audited.
“I want the people of Oregon to know that as their Secretary of State, I will continue to stand up for their right to hold politicians and government accountable in free and fair elections.”
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