ICYMI: NASS Elections 101 Virtual Press Brief

For Immediate Release
Oct. 24, 2024

Washington, D.C. – On Monday, Oct. 21, the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) held a bipartisan Elections 101 Virtual Press Brief. It featured the following six NASS members who serve as their state’s Chief Election Official: 

-Hon. Steve Simon, NASS President and Minnesota Secretary of State
-Hon. Michael Watson, NASS President-elect and Mississippi Secretary of State
-Hon. Gregg Amore, NASS Elections Committee Co-Chair and Rhode Island Secretary of State
-Hon. Michael Adams, NASS Elections Committee Co-Chair and Kentucky Secretary of State
-Hon. Maggie Toulouse Oliver, NASS Western Region Vice President and New Mexico Secre­tary of State
-Hon. Deidre Henderson, Utah Lt. Governor

The officials briefed the press on the decentralized nature of elections, election security, post-election procedures, as well as other important topics reporters should be aware of when cover­ing the upcoming general election.

Click here to view the brief in full.

Beyond this helpful virtual brief, visit NASS’s nonpartisan CanIVote.org to find reliable voting in­formation, view an election official directory and more. In addition, learn about NASS’s #TrustedInfo2024 effort to highlight state and local election officials as trusted sources of elec­tion information.

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Media Contact:
Maria Benson, Senior Director of Communications
mbenson@nass.org | 202-624-3528 | www.nass.org