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National Association of Secretaries of State 2012 Winter Conference

January 28-31 in Washington, D.C.

January 28-31, 2012

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From presidential preference primary elections to new state voting laws, the nation's Secretaries of State focused on 2012 election preparations and top election administration issues during the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) 2012 Winter Conference on January 28 - January 31 at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel in Washington, DC. The association also released a new white paper with guidelines and recommendations for state policymakers who are dealing with the growing problem of business identity theft related to public business records. In addition to these issues, the 38 Secretaries of State and Lieutenant Governors attending this year's winter meeting exchanged information and programming ideas on business services, state archives and museums, securities, international relations, social media and other issues of common interest.

Event Highlights Included:

•Presentation of the 2011 Council of State Archivists (CoSA) Kathleen D. Roe Advocacy for Archives Award to recognize Secretaries of State for their work in supporting the archival functions of government, particularly those in the 17 states in which the archives is overseen by the Secretary of State.
•Presentation of the 2011 Margaret Chase Smith American Democracy Award to Dr. Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of State.
•Ann Burke, co-founder of Liz Claiborne, Inc.'s "Love is Not Abuse" campaign who addressed the problem of teen dating abuse to discuss how Secretaries of State who administer state Safe at Home/Address Confidentiality registries can help with outreach to save lives and break the cycle of domestic violence in the U.S.
•Harvard Institute of Politics Director Trey Grayson, former Kentucky Secretary of State and 2009-2010 NASS President, discussed Harvard's recent polling results on the political and public policy views of so-called "millennial" voters.
•The NASS Business Identity Theft Task Force released a new white paper on business identity theft designed to help state officials with strategies on prevention, detection and victim assistance.
•Discussion the 2012 presidential nominating calendar and 2012 election preparations with representatives from the U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Postal Service, Federal Voting Assistance Program, Democratic National Committee, Republican National Committee and the National Conference of State Legislatures, among others.

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