Contact: Sammy McDavid
A Greenville native and Mississippi State alumnus who now directs the National Archives and Records Administration's Federal Register returns to the university April 19.
The Electoral College's role in American presidential elections will be among topics discussed by Raymond A. "Ray" Mosley at a 7 p.m. public program in the Bost Extension Center theater.
As Federal Register director, he is the government official who in January every four years submits to Congress the list of certified presidential electors for the winning candidate in each state. Congressional acceptance of the Electoral College report makes the national vote official.
During his MSU presentation, the 1969 history and political science graduate also will focus on the United States Department of Archives' responsibilities for researching federal laws, rules and executive orders, and in chronicling the public activities of American presidents.
Mosley's visit is co-sponsored by the Campus Activities Board, political science department and John C. Stennis Institute of Government.
Mosley has worked with the National Archives for 30 years. During that time, he has held positions as chief of staff to the Archivist of the United States, assistant archivist for special and regional archives, deputy assistant archivist for Federal Records Centers; and director of records appraisal and disposition.
In addition to the MSU degrees, he attended the Georgetown University Law Center. While at the Starkville school, he was active in student organizations, including editorship of Reveille, the campus yearbook.
For additional information on the program, telephone (662) 325-2930.