National Association of Secretaries of State
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The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) is a group composed of the secretaries of state of U.S. states and territories. Currently, all secretaries of state (except for Hawaii and Wisconsin, but including Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam) are members of NASS.
NASS maintains its office in Washington, D.C., and promotes positions on issues of interest to Secretaries of State: voter turnout, voting procedures, business services, electronic government, securities, and government archives.
The current president of NASS is Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita. His term will end in July 2008 when Pennsylvania Secretary of State Pedro A. Cortés will become president of the organization for a one-year term.
[edit] Positions of NASS
NASS has taken a stand on the issue of the United States presidential primaries, promoting the Rotating Regional Primary System. (July 2007) [1]
NASS has called on the National Institute for Standards and Technology and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to publish a plain English guide to the new Voluntary Voting System Guidelines. (July 2007) [2]
NASS has also published a position paper on Federal legislation, calling on the Congress to respect states rights. (February 2007) [3]
