Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman has been inducted as president of the National Association of Secretaries of State.
Chapman was inducted as the national organization's president Wednesday at its annual summer conference in Daniels, W.Va.
She will serve as president through July, 2012. It's only the second time that an Alabama secretary of state has held the position.
Chapman said she expects the national association to play a key role as states prepare for the presidential election in 2012.
The association also announced Wednesday that it had selected former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to receive its Margaret Chase Smith American Democracy Award. Rice grew up in Birmingham. She was nominated for the award by Chapman.
Chapman was inducted as the national organization's president Wednesday at its annual summer conference in Daniels, W.Va.
She will serve as president through July, 2012. It's only the second time that an Alabama secretary of state has held the position.
Chapman said she expects the national association to play a key role as states prepare for the presidential election in 2012.
The association also announced Wednesday that it had selected former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to receive its Margaret Chase Smith American Democracy Award. Rice grew up in Birmingham. She was nominated for the award by Chapman.
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