NASS 2021 Virtual Winter Conference

Executive Board Meeting

Awards Committee
Co-Chairs: Hon. Denise Merrill, CT & Hon. Al Jaeger, ND

• Committee Business
  Discussion of proposed new John Lewis Youth Leadership Award

CLOSED SESSION - Secretaries-Only Session

CLOSED SESSION - SOS Staff-Only Session

Session: Fireside Chat with Mr. Brandon Wales, Acting Director of CISA [Session Recording]

Business Services Committee Meeting [Session Recording]
Co-Chairs: Hon. Jay Ashcroft, MO & Hon. Kathy Boockvar, PA

• Regulatory Process for Implementing New Corporate Transparency Act
  -  Mr. Garth Jacobson, Senior Government Relations Attorney, CT Corporation
  -  Mr. Alan Stachura, Senior Manager of Government Relations, CT Corporation

• Pandemic Executive Orders and Temporary State Legislation on Remote Notarization - What's Next
  -  Hon. Michael Watson, Mississippi Secretary of State (Mississippi Guidance on Remote Notarization)
  -  Hon. Elaine Marshall, North Carolina Secretary of State (North Carolina Law Temporarily Authorizing Remote Notarization)

• Business Scams - A National Approach to Education
  -  NASS and States Partner with Business Groups to Counter Business Scams

Workshop: Remote Online Notarization [Session Recording]

Moderated by: Hon. Jay Ashcroft, Missouri Secretary of State

• Hon. Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State (Colorado Remote Notarization Provider Protocols)

• Hon. Paul Pate, Iowa Secretary of State (Iowa Remote Notarization Rules)

• Ms. Nicole Booth, EVP Public Affairs, Notarize

• Ms. Elizabeth Blosser, Senior Director of Government Affairs, American Land Title Association (ALTA)

• Ms. Pat Fry, Co-chair, Standby Committee to Amend the Revised Law on Notarial Acts, Uniform Law Commission (ULC)

Cybersecurity Committee [Session Recording]
Co-Chairs: Hon. Paul Pate, IA & Hon. Maggie Toulouse Oliver, NM

 - Panel Discussion: Secretary of State Collaboration with Cybersecurity Researchers

• Mr. Trevor Timmons, Chief Information Officer, Colorado Secretary of State’s Office with Mr. Mark Kuhr, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Synack

• Mr. Jeff Franklin, Chief Cyber Officer, Iowa Secretary of State’s Office with Mr. Casey Ellis, Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Bugcrowd

• Mr. Sean McAfee, Chief Information Security Officer, Ohio Secretary of State’s Office with Mr. Marten Mickos, Chief Executive Officer, HackerOne

 - Panel Discussion: The Future of Cybersecurity for State and Local Government

• Mr. Frank J. Cilluffo, Director, Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security

• Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), Co-Chair of Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus

• Ms. Cynthia Kaiser, Section Chief, FBI Cyber Division

General Session: State Priorities in the New Biden Administration [Session Recording]

Moderated by: Hon. Maggie Toulouse Oliver, New Mexico Secretary of State

• The White House, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
  Ms. Julie Rodriguez, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, The White House

• National Governors Association
  Ms. Susie Perez Quinn, Director of Government Affairs, NGA

• National Association of Attorneys General
  Mr. Chris Toth, Executive Director, NAAG

• National Conference of State Legislatures
  Ms. Susan Parnas Frederick, Senior Federal Affairs Counsel, NCSL

Elections Committee [Session Recording]
Co-Chairs: Hon. Jocelyn Benson, MI & Hon. Frank LaRose, OH

• Priorities for Committee on House Administration for 2021 and Overview of HR.1
  Hon. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Chair
  Hon. Rodney Davis (R-IL), Ranking Member

• Priorities for Senate Rules Committee for 2021 and Overview of S.1
  Hon. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chair
  Hon. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Ranking Member

• Committee Business
  
  NASS Resolution on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Financial Assistance After a Disaster
  
  NASS Reaffirmation of Federal, State and Local Government Election Reform Responsibilities
  
  Proposed NASS Resolution on Threats of Violence Toward Election Officials and Election Workers
  
  Discussion of NASS Resolution Opposing Designation of Elections as Critical Infrastructure - February 2017

Workshop - Case Studies: Correcting Election Misinformation [Session Recording]

• Hon. Katie Hobbs, Arizona Secretary of State

• Hon. Brad Raffensperger, Georgia Secretary of State

• Hon. Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State

• Hon. Frank LaRose, Ohio Secretary of State

CLOSED SESSION: After-Action Review - IT and Cybersecurity Observations from the 2020 Election Cycle and Priorities for Moving Forward

Discussion Leaders:

• Mr. David Tackett, Chief Information Officer, West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office

• Mr. Terrance Jackson, IT Director & Mr. Gregg Cranshaw, Security Architect, Rhode Island Secretary of State’s Office

• Mr. Spencer Wood, Chief Information Officer, Ohio Secretary of State’s Office

• Mr. Trevor Timmons, Chief Information Officer, Colorado Secretary of State’s Office 

CLOSED SESSION: Communications State Staff Roundtable with Social Media Representatives

• Facebook

• Google

• Snapchat

• TikTok

• Twitter

CLOSED SESSION: Secretaries-Only Session

CLOSED SESSION: SOS Staff-Only Session

Business Meeting [Session Recording]

Members will vote on business items adopted by NASS committees