A coalition of state-level Secretaries of State led by Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, consisting of 15 chief election officials who coordinate on election administration, voter access, and measures to protect the integrity and accessibility of state elections.
Election administration and oversight; voter registration and list maintenance; absentee and mail-ballot policy; election cybersecurity and infrastructure protection; ballot access and voting rights; transparency and public records related to elections; intergovernmental coordination on best practices
Funded primarily through state government budgets and appropriations that support each Secretary of State office; coalition activities are typically supported by member office resources and may receive intermittent federal grants or foundation support for specific projects
Steve Simon (Minnesota Secretary of State); National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS); state election boards and chief state election officials; allied election-administration and voting-integrity organizations
Coalition of elected state officials (Secretaries of State); state executive offices
