 However, the Auditor did say that he "did not fulfill his legal obligation to make a full and timely response to a request for information from the Legislative Auditor," although he disputed this statement.In January, 2011, he became the president of the century-old National Association of Secretaries of State, and was formally sworn-in on February 12, 2011.His term, succeeding a predecessor who was defeated in the 2010 midterm elections, ends when the organization holds its summer meeting in West Virginia.