RON THORNBURGH
Secretary of State |
STATE OF KANSAS |
Memorial Hall, 1st Floor
120 SW 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1594
(785) 296-4564
www.kssos.org
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NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, March 19, 2003
Contact Information
Jesse Borjon, Communications Director
Office of the Secretary of State
(785) 296-4580
jesseb@kssos.org
THORNBURGH ANNOUNCED KANSAS
ELECTION REFORM ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER
Topeka, Ks - Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh is pleased to announce Rebecca
Bossemeyer's appointment to the Kansas Election Reform Advisory Council. She
will serve as a member of the Central Voter Registration subcommittee.
In order to receive funding for implementation of the Help America Vote Act
of 2002 (HAVA), a new federal election reform law, an advisory committee must
be established and a state plan developed. The council is comprised of 45 members
who each serve on one of the following subcommittees: Accessibility, Finance,
Central Voter Registration, and Voting Standards and Education.
"The advisory council will provide recommendations for implementing requirements,"
Thornburgh said. "I look forward to working with members of the advisory
council and hope to provide leadership for election officials across the nation."
Bossemeyer currently serves as Geary County clerk. She previously served as
deputy county clerk in Ellis County and administrative assistant for the secretary
of state election's division. In addition, she was a member of the election
task force that wrote voting standards for Kansas.
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