Secretary of State Jim Condos Thanks Senator Leahy for His Work as a Superhero for Voting Rights

November 15 2021

In response to Senator Leahy’s Monday, November 15^th announcement that he is retiring from the U.S. Senate, Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos issued the following statement:

“Words alone cannot express my gratitude for Senator Leahy’s decades-long championing of voting rights and voter access.

Senator Leahy has always used his voice to speak out against injustice at the ballot box. He has worked to fight voter suppression and mend the torn fabric of disparate voter protections from state to state.

His appropriations pen has helped ensure that our election systems were adequately funded, and that we had the resources in Vermont, and across the country, to bolster the security and integrity of the voting process.

In addition, Senator Leahy has championed the environment - especially Lake Champlain, protecting and improving human rights, banning landmines and protecting individual privacy rights. 

I know that I join a long line of Vermonters, and Americans, forever grateful for everything the Senator has done. Bruce Wayne once said ‘Batman has no limits,’ but in real life we know that Senator Leahy has been the real limitless superhero fighting for fair elections and for our democracy.”