i have the privilege of introducing our next speaker, thomas e. perez who works for the civil rights division at the department of justice. obviously, much of the discussion this past conference has centered around the move act. it's an issue for which many secretaries of state are extremely proud of our organization's efforts to advance overseas ballot, men and women in the military able to cast ballots in a timely manner. some of the discussion has focused on the interaction with the department of justice, who is responsible for some enforcement of those statutes. mr. perez previously served as secretary of maryland's department of labor licensing and regulations which protects consumers through the enforcement of consumer rights laws. he's spent his entire career in public service as a county council member and president, is career attorney and federal prosecutor with the d.o.j. civil rights division. aag perez addressed this group last winter. we're delighted he has accepted our inhave a gati invitation to group, and we have asked him to talk about

i have the privilege of introducing our next speaker, thomas e. perez, assistant attorney general for the civil rights division at the department of justice. obviously much of the discussion this past conference hassentered around the move act. it's an issue for which many secretaries of state are extremely proud of our organization's efforts to advance the ability of overseas voters especially military men and women to be able to cast their ballots in a timely manner. some of the discussion focused on the interaction with the department of justice who is responsible for some enforcement of those statutes. mr. perez previously served as the secretary of maryland's department of labor, licensing and regulations which protects consumers through the enforcement of consumers rights laws. he spent his entire career in public service as a county councilmember and president. a career attorney and federal prosecutor with the doj civil rights division and deputy assistant district attorney general for civil rights under attorney general janet reno. aag perez add