Resources
Surveys & Reports
NOTE: Survey results are compiled by NASS in coordination with state member offices. They are not scientifically conducted.
2012 NASS Surveys & Reports
- NASS "Election Ready" Resources for November 2012
Voter Registration Deadlines & Polling Place Hours for the 2012 Election
Early Voting Timesframes & Absentee Voting Request Deadlines
Online Resources for Voters
State Voting Scam/Rumor Control Alerts for November 2012
Poll Watcher & Voter Challenge Laws, Electioneering Laws & State Polling Place Features
Election Results & State Canvassing Dates/Deadlines
Released: October 2012-November 2012 - State Laws on Electioneering Boundaries
Released: October 2012 - State Laws on Authorized Poll Watchers & Voter Challenges
Released: October 2012 - Fact Sheet: National Voter Registration Month 2012 Voter Registration Resources
Released: September 2012 - Updated NASS Company Formation Task Force Report and Recommendations
Released: September 2012 - Summary of State Laws Regarding Presidential Ballot Access for the General Election
Released: September 2012 - Report: State Strategies to Subvert Fraudulent Uniform Commercial Code Filings
Released: August 2012 - Summary of State Absentee Ballot Deadlines and Counting Information
Updated: August 2012 - NASS White Paper - Developing State Solutions to Business Identity Theft: Assistance, Prevention, and Detection Efforts by Secretary of State Offices
Released: January 2012
2011 NASS Surveys & Reports
- NASS Reaffirms Support for the National Electronic Notarization Standards
Released: July 2011 - NASS Business Identity Theft Toolkit & NASS Business Identity Theft Fact Sheet
Released: July 2011 - Fact Sheet: NASS Rotating Regional Presidential Primaries Plan 2011
Released: January 2011 - Issues and Trends in State Notary Regulation: NASS Report on State Notarization Policies and Practice
Released: January 2011
- Summary of State Laws for the Number of Ballots Required at Each Election
Released: November 2010 - State Election Canvassing Timeframes
Released: November 2010 - Fact Sheet: Last-Minute Tips for Voters
Released: November 2010 - Fact Sheet: Absentee Voting in the U.S.
Released: October 2010 - Fact Sheet: The Military & Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act
Updated: October 2010 - State Laws Regarding the Counting of Absentee Ballots
Released: October 2010 - Fact Sheet: National Voter Registration Month State Voter Registration Resources
Released: September 2010 - eGovernment Update: Overview of Online Services for NASS Member Websites
Released: August 2010 - Closed Primary States & the Conduct of Education Campaigns Regarding The Party Affiliation Requirement for Voting
Released: August 2010 - Report on State HAVA Spending
Released: April 2010 - Campaign Finance Duties of NASS Members
Released: March 2010
- Maintenance of State Voter Registration Lists: A Review of Relevant Policies and Procedures
Released: September 2009 - State Laws Regarding the Conduct of the State Canvass
Released: February 2009
2008 NASS Surveys & Reports
- Report: Engaging the Energized Electorate: NASS Survey on State Preparations for the 2008 Presidential Election
Released: October 2008 - State Electoral College Ceremony Procedures
Released: June 2008 - State Business Entity Laws Download: Executive Summary
Released: March 2008 (Updated May 2009)
Statements & Letters to Congress
This section contains more recent letters to Congress. Questions? Contact NASS.
2012 Statements & Letters to Congress
- Letter to ICANN Government Advisory Committee: Restrictions for New gTLD Extensions
Posted: 07/18/12 - Letter to ICANN: Requesting Restrictions to General Top Level Domains
Posted: 03/30/12
2010 Statements & Letters to Congress
- Open Letter to Congress: Honor Commitment to Election Reform - Fully Fund the Help America Vote Act (HAVA)
Posted: 03/02/10
2009 Statements & Letters to Congress
- NASS Company Formation Task Force Letter to Senate HSGAC Co-Chairs Opposing S.569 Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act
Posted: 11/09/09 -
Letter to Banking Committee Chair Dodd on S569
Posted: 08/16/09 -
Letter to HSGAC Chair Lieberman on S569
Posted: 07/10/09 - Testimony of Hon. Elaine Marshall (NC) Before Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on State Incorporation Practices/S569
Posted: 06/18/09 - Coalition Letter to Congress in Support of Full Funding of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA)
Posted: 03/17/09
2008 Statements & Letters to Congress
- NASS Statement on the 2008 Presidential Election
Posted: 11/05/08 - NASS Alerts SSA to State Concerns Regarding Database Shutdown
Posted: 10/15/08 - Testimony of NASS President Pedro A. Cortes (PA) Before Joint Oversight Hearing on Federal, State and Local Efforts to Prepare for the 2008 General Election
Posted: 10/24/08 - Testimony of NASS President Todd Rokita (IN) before U.S. Senate Rules Committee
Posted: 07/30/08
