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Date: Monday, July 16, 2012
Time: 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Event: The 2012 Presidential Election:  Educating, Assisting & Preparing Voters
Description:  NASS Summer Conference State Shared Practices Session
Location: San Juan, PR

Date:  Monday, July 16, 2012
Time:  4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Event:  Great IDEAS - Innovations & Solutions from the States
Description:  NASS Summer Conference State Shared Practices Session
Location:  San Juan, PR

NEWS RELEASES:

Secretaries of State Call for Federal Assistance in Maintaining Voter Registration Lists, Declare September 25th National Voter Registration Day at 95th Annual NASS Summer Conference
Posted 07/23/12

National Association of Secretaries of State Inducts National Officers for 2012-2013
Posted 07/17/12

National Association of Secretaries of State Honors Nebraska Secretary of State's Office as 2012 IDEAS Award Recipient
Posted 07/15/12

Secretaries of State to Focus on 2012 Election Preps, State Business Creation at National Meeting
Posted 07/10/12

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- Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell of Alaska

1. Discusses online voter registration, and making it easier to vote absentee while ensuring safeguards are in place to protect against fraud - including having voter rolls matched against citizenship lists maintained by Homeland Security.
2. Discusses Voter ID laws in Alaska.
3. Discusses the possibility of not having enough ballots at polling places, redistricting concerns, and the upcoming voter registration deadline.
4. Discusses the importance of having election officials from across the country together so close to a presidential election.

- Secretary of State Scott Gessler of Colorado

1. Discusses new business formation and the Economic Indicators Report for Business.
2. Discusses increasing efficiency in the Secretary of State's Office and doing more with less, and how that is helping the local economy grow and create jobs.

- Secretary of State Kris Kobach of Kansas

1. Discusses the success of the new Kansas Voter ID Law.
2. Discusses Interstate Crosscheck Program, which allows states to see if a voter has moved to another state and tried to vote more than once.

 - Secretary of State Denise Merrill of Connecticut

1. Discusses efforts to get voters more engaged in democratic process, making it as easy as possible to register to vote, and online voter registration.
2. Encouraging teachers to teach civics education, and the Connecticut Elections Project 2012.
3. Discusses how to repeat the high voter turnout seen in 2008. 

- Secretary of State Beth Chapman of Alabama

1. Discusses education and preparation for the 2012 election, www.alabamavotes.com, www.canivote.org, and encourages people to check their voter registration if they have moved.
2. Military voting in Alabama, electronic voting for those individuals.
3. Discusses the importance of having election officials from across the country together so close to a presidential election.

- Secretary of State Natalie Tennant of West Virginia

1. Protecting voters rights, zero tolerance policy for people who violate election law, making sure there are open, free, and fair elections in West Virginia.

 - Secretary of State Ross Miller of Nevada

1. Discusses being sworn in as NASS President, Nevada's key role in the upcoming presidential election, and running clean and nonpartisan elections in this country.
2. Discusses the role of NASS, a strong history of bipartisan cooperation, and the importance of having elections officials from around the country talking about the presidential election.

 - Secretary of State Kate Brown of Oregon

1. Discusses Oregon Business Express, helping a business get started or to expand their business, eliminating barriers between government and business.
2. Discusses iPad voting.
3. Discusses partnership with Rock The Vote and the League of Woman Voters and National Voter Registration Day events, asking high schools across Oregon to educate students on election issues.
4. Discusses importance of NASS conference and benefits of having elections officials together leading up to the 2012 election. 

- Secretary of State Brian Kemp of Georgia

1. Discusses using E-government solutions to increase efficiency and enhance communication with voters, new election night reporting features, more interactive features for citizens looking at election results, and quicker reporting of results on election night.
2. Discusses maintaining voter rolls, the SAVE system and the Department of Homeland Security.

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