- Secretary of State of Idaho
The Secretary of State of Idaho is one of the constitutional officers of the
U.S. state ofIdaho . It is an elected position within the executive branch of the state government. The current Secretary of State isBen Ysursa .Duties of the Secretary of State
Electoral
The Secretary is responsible for the administration of elections and regulation of
lobbying andcampaign finance . [ [http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/eleindex.htm Idaho Secretary of State Elections page] ]Economic
The Secretary's office registers
business entities [ [http://www.idsos.state.id.us/corp/corindex.htm Idaho Secretary of State Business Entities home page] ] , fileslien s under theUniform Commercial Code [ [http://www.idsos.state.id.us/ucc/uccindex.htm Idaho UCC Index] ] , and registerstrademark s andservice mark s within the state. [ [http://www.idsos.state.id.us/tmarks/tmindex.htm Idaho Trade Mark Index] ]Administrative & Governmental
The Secretary is the keeper of the Great Seal of Idaho, and as such is responsible for licensing notaries public, as well as authenticating documents and issuing
apostille s. [ [http://www.idsos.state.id.us/notary/npindex.htm Notary Public information from the Idaho Secretary of State] ] The Secretary's office also provides information and publications to the general public, including the [http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/bluebook.htm Idaho Blue Book] , and is also an ex officio member of the Idaho Code Commission. [ [http://www.idsos.state.id.us/pubs/sospubs.htm Idaho Secretary of State Publications home page] ] The Secretary also administers the Idaho Will Registry [ [http://www.idsos.state.id.us/general/will_reg.htm Idaho Will Registry] ] , the Idaho Health Care Directive Registry (for such documents asliving will s and medical powers of attorney) [ [http://www.idsos.state.id.us/general/hcdr.htm Idaho Health Care Directive Registry] ] , and the state'sAddress Confidentiality Program . [ [http://www.idsos.state.id.us/ACP/ACP.htm Idaho Address Confidentiality Program] ]List of Secretaries of State of Idaho
Party designations: (R) = Republican; (D) = Democrat; (S.R.) = Silver Republican
References
External links
* [http://www.idsos.state.id.us/ Official homepage of the Idaho Secretary of State]
* [http://www.idahovotes.gov/ Official Idaho voters' website, operated by the Idaho Secretary of State]
* [http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/bluebook/Hist_stw.pdf List of statewide elected officers of Idaho]
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