The preeminent role of the state Secretary of State in election administration : profile, New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner -- The secretary and the political party : profile, Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel (R-GA) -- The secretary and congressional oversight : profile, Kansas Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh (R-KS) -- The secretary as voter advocate : profile, Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie (D-MN) -- The secretary as voter educator : profile, Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson (R-KY) -- The secretary as election reformer : profile, Iowa Secretary of State Michael Mauro (D-IA) -- The secretary and voter accessibility : profile, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen (D-CA) -- The secretary as voter protector : profile, Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner (D-OH) -- The secretary as enforcer : profile, Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita (R-IN) -- The secretary as certifier : profile, Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed (R-WA) -- Conclusion : Secretaries, and voters, as the guardians of democracy