| Secretary of State Project | |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2006 |
| Website | www.secstateproject.org |
Formed in the fall of 2006 by a group of progressive California activists,[1] the Secretary of State Project is an American non-profit, progressive or liberal 527 political action committee focused on electing reform-minded progressive Secretaries of State in battleground states,[2][3] who typically oversee the election process. They hope to prevent a repeat of Florida 2000, where a Republican Secretary of State, Katherine Harris, appeared to take a partisan role in helping to determine the 2000 presidential election results.[4]
A notable achievement of the Secretary of State Project was the election of Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie in 2006.[5] Mark Ritchie played a pivotal role in Al Franken winning a Senate seat from Norm Coleman in 2008, by examining the disputed absentee ballots during the Minnesota Senate recount.[6]