WASHINGTON, DC – National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) President Beth Chapman of Alabama today announced the appointment of the following members as committee co-chairs for the 2011-2012 cycle:

Standing Committee on Business Services
Hon. A. Ralph Mollis, Rhode Island
Hon. Jason Gant, South Dakota

Company Formation Task Force of the Standing Committee on Business Services
Hon. Jeffrey Bullock, Delaware
Hon. Glenn Coffee, Oklahoma 

Business Identity Theft Task Force of the Standing Committee on Business Services
Hon. Scott Gessler, Colorado
Hon. Elaine Marshall, North Carolina

Standing Committee on Securities
Hon. Delbert Hosemann, Jr., Mississippi
Hon. Robin Carnahan, Missouri

Standing Committee on Elections
Hon. Jon Husted, Ohio
Hon. Natalie Tennant, West Virginia

Elections Subcommittee on Presidential Primaries
Hon. Brian Kemp, Georgia
Hon. Ross Miller, Nevada

Standing Committee on Voter Participation
Hon. Matt Schultz, Iowa
Hon. Mark Ritchie, Minnesota

Standing Committee on International Relations
Hon. Mark Martin, Arkansas
Hon. Kenneth McClintock, Puerto Rico

Standing Committee on State Heritage
Hon. Tom Schedler, Louisiana
Hon. Jim Condos, Vermont

Standing Committee on Awards and Publications
Hon. Cynthia Brock-Smith, District of Columbia
Hon. Al Jaeger, North Dakota

A full roster of members for each NASS committee, as well as committee descriptions, may be found on the NASS website at this link.

Each NASS committee has bipartisan leadership, with one Democrat and one Republican appointed to serve as co-chairs. This year's committee leaders will serve a one-year term that lasts until July 2012. 

"I am grateful to everyone who has accepted a leadership role in this association for the coming year," said NASS President and Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman. "Like me, they are deeply committed to this organization and its long history of serving as a vehicle for problem-solving, information sharing and innovative thinking among state leaders."

Founded in 1904, the National Association of Secretaries of State is the nation's oldest, nonpartisan professional organization for public officials. Members include the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and American Samoa.

NASS serves as a medium for the exchange of information between states and fosters cooperation in the development of public policy. The association has key initiatives in the areas of elections and voting, state business services, archiving and state heritage preservation, as well as several well-established awards programs.

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