NASS National Organization Acronyms and Abbreviations List
Below you will find common acronyms of federal agencies and national organizations related to the work of Secretaries of State. NASS has worked with many of these organizations, however, the views of agencies/organizations listed may not always be those of the association's.
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- American Council for Election Technology (ACET)
- Better Business Bureau (BBB)
- Center for Internet Security (CIS)
- Council of State Archivists (CoSA)
- Council of State Governments (CSG)
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
- U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing & Analysis Center (EI-ISAC)
- Election Infrastructure Subsector Government Coordinating Council (EIS-GCC)
- Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Council (EI-SCC)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP)
- U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
- Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- International Association of Government Officials (iGO)
- International Association of Commercial Administrators (IACA)
- Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC)
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
- National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG)
- National Association of Chief Information Officers (NASCIO)
- National Association of Counties (NACo)
- National Association of Election Officials (also known as Election Center)
- National Association of State Charity Officials (NASCO)
- National Association of State Election Directors (NASED)
- National Association of Confidential Address Programs (NACAP)
- National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
- National Emergency Management Association (NEMA)
- National Governors Association (NGA)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA)
- North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA)
- Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
- U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
- U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS)
- U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Below you will find acronyms and abbreviations for terms relevant to the work of Secretaries of State. As a note, this list is not comprehensive.
- Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)
- Help America Vote Act (HAVA)
- Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP)
- Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act (MOVE)
- State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP)
- Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
- Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA)
Related National Links:
- Center for Civic Design – Plain Language
- EAC – Glossaries of Election Terminology
- PlainLanguage.gov
