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Secretary of State Trey Grayson (R-Richwood) officially became the president-elect of the National Association of Secretaries of State this morning, meaning he will assume the duties of president of that organization in 2009.

As reported by PolitickerKY.com last week, Grayson faced no opposition in his candidacy for the position, and his succession to the office was all but official until this morning.

"I'm excited," said Grayson this afternoon. "It was nice hearing it even though I knew it was coming."

In an interview this morning, Grayson said his candidacy was warmly received among the attendees at this weekend's NASS summer conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Prior to his election to the new position, Grayson served as NASS' treasurer and co-chaired a committee on presidential primaries - an area which Grayson says the NASS is pushing to reform.

Secretary of State Trey Grayson (R-Richwood) is expected to be nominated for the presidency of the National Association of Secretaries of State during that organization's summer conference this weekend. With no competition for that post announced, Grayson should secure the position for a term that would begin in 2009.

"It's gratifying and humbling to think that my colleagues would ask me to lead this organization," Grayson told PolitickerKY.com.

NASS is a non-partisan organization which counts all 50 Secretaries of State as members. Grayson currently serves as the group's treasurer, a position that historically is a launching pad to the NASS presidency. He also co-chairs the groups' subcommittee on presidential primaries.

The NASS presidency rotates from a Democrat to a Republican each year. Assuming all goes according to plan this weekend, Grayson will assume the official title of "president-elect" from Pedro Cortes (D-Pa.) at the conclusion of the NASS conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Cortes will then take the reins as president from Todd Rokita (R-Ind.) until this time next year, when Grayson will assume that role.

Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson (R-Park Hills) will join eleven of his counterparts from the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) for a conference at Harvard University on April 29.

Grayson and his fellow Secretaries will be discussing the presidential primary process during the one-day symposium. Grayson himself chairs the NASS' Presidential Primary Subcommittee.  read more »