NASS 2024 Summer Conference Highlights

For Immediate Release
July 19, 2024

Washington, D.C. — 28 Secretaries of State, two Lt. Governors, senior staff members, as well as nonprofit and private sector representatives met for the 107th annual summer meeting of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS). The conference was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 9-12. Many productive discussions took place on important issues including artificial intelligence, election administration, cybersecurity, business services, international relations and more. 

On July 12, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon was sworn in as the association’s President, along with his new Executive Board. View the NASS 2024-2025 leadership release here.

Also, NASS Committee Co-Chair appointments have been announced. The release can be found here.

Conference Highlights

Speakers: Over 25 states shared presentations on their programs and practices. See the agenda here for links to many of those informative presentations. Additionally, various organizations joined the con­ference to present on their work including: the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Voter Registration Day, and U.S. Department of State Office of Foreign Missions.

National Awards:
During the July 11 luncheon, the Office of the Iowa Secretary of State received the 2024 NASS IDEAS Award, which recognizes innovation and excellence in state programming for their Recruiting a New Generation of Poll Workers program. View the NASS release here.

On July 12, NASS announced it will posthumously award the 2024 Margaret Chase Smith American Democracy Award for political courage to Mr. Johnnie Jones. Jones was nominated by the Office of the Louisiana Secretary of State for his work as a civil rights leader and attorney. He is best known for successfully organizing the Baton Rouge, Louisiana bus boycott, which inspired the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. The award will be presented at the NASS 2025 Winter Conference in Wash­ington, D.C.

NASS held a #TrustedInfo2024 video contest during a July 11 workshop. The contest was designed to encourage NASS Chief Election Official Members to creatively highlight their offices as the trusted sources for election information. Workshop attendees were able to vote for their favorite NASS Mem­ber video based on its content, production value and creativity. Out of 12 notable submissions, the Of­fice of the Indiana Secretary of State won the trophy for best video. View Indiana’s award-winning #TrustedInfo2024 video here. Also, check out the full video featuring all 12 state submissions here.

Resolutions: The following NASS public comment and policy resolution were approved by member vote July 12:
*NASS Public Comment on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Cyber Incident Re­porting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) Reporting Requirements

*NASS Resolution in Support of State Securities Regulation 

Corporate Affiliate Issue Papers: Each year, NASS Corporate Affiliates submit issue papers show­casing their capabilities. This summer's submissions include: 
*BallotDA: Efficient Administration of Election Assets
*Civix: Breaking the Cycle of Technical Debt: Understanding the Hidden Costs of Custom Develop­ment & How to Prevent Legacy Traps
*Clear Ballot: Increasing Voter Trust Through Automated, Independent Audits
*CT Corporation: The CTA’s BOI Updating Requirement and its Impact on State Business Entities
*DocuSign: States Embrace Signature Requirements for Voter Registration
*Encompass: Corporate Digital Identity: Fighting Financial Crime in the Banking Sector
*Foster Moore: The Rise of Digital Asset Registers in the Global Economy
*Incode: Evolving Threat Landscape and Advanced Solutions in Identity Verification
*Northwest Registered Agent: Confined by Ministerial Acts: How States Can Get by With a Little Help From Their Friends
*Proof: Preventing Notary Fraud: Leveraging Existing Technologies & Trusted Records
*Remark Innovations: The Importance of Data Visualization
*Tyler Technologies: The Future of Business Services: How States Can Modernize and Scale Busi­ness Services With Application Platform Technologies and Artificial Intelligence
*Voatz: ¡Olé! Insights from Remote Voting in the 2024 Mexican Federal Election

Please note, NASS does not endorse, authorize or approve products or services offered by Corpo­rate Affiliates.

Announcements: For the NASS 2026 Summer Conference the membership selected Rapid City, South Dakota. Future NASS conference dates and details as they become available are featured on our event page. 

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