WASHINGTON D.C. — After Jeffrey Powell secured the Democratic nomination for North Dakota Secretary of State, Semedrian Smith, deputy executive director of the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State (DASS), issued the following statement:
“We congratulate Jeffrey Powell on his win and call on North Dakotans to rally around his campaign as the only true pro-democracy candidate in the race for Secretary of State. Jeffrey Powell is a life-long educator committed to helping people succeed who understands that our democracy only works if all eligible North Dakotans get to cast a ballot and pick leaders who will deliver meaningful change.
“Voters now get to choose between a competent, proven leader in Jeffrey Powell, and an incumbent whose party is hellbent on suppressing the votes of people who disagree with them.”