Secretary of State of South Dakota
- Secretary of State of South Dakota
The Secretary of State of South Dakota is an elected constitutional officer of the U.S. state of South Dakota.
The current Secretary of State is Chris Nelson.
The Secretary of State's Office is composed of three divisions:
*The [http://www.sdsos.gov/busineservices/busineservices_overview.shtm Business Services Division] registers corporations and other business entities, as well as trademarks, DBA statements and liens filed pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code.
*The [http://www.sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/electionsvoteregistration_overview.shtm Elections Division] administers elections and voter registration, and regulates campaign finance. The Secretary of State also serves as the chairperson of the South Dakota Board of Elections. [ [http://www.sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/boardofelections.shtm South Dakota Board of Elections] ]
*The [http://www.sdsos.gov/adminservices/adminservices_overview.shtm Administrative Services Division] licenses notaries public, sports agents, and lobbyists, issues apostilles and concealed pistol permits, authorizes certain types of raffles, serves as registered agent for service of process for certain out-of-state citizens and corporations [ [http://www.sdsos.gov/adminservices/summonses.shtm Summons and complaint issues] ] , and publishes the South Dakota Legislative Manual (referred to as the Blue Book). [ [http://www.sdsos.gov/adminservices/bluebook.shtm South Dakota Legislative Manual] ]
Other duties
The Secretary serves on the State Board of Finance [ [http://www.sdsos.gov/officeofSecretary/officeduties_secretarystateboardfinance.shtm South Dakota State Board of Finance] ] and maintains legislative records [ [http://www.sdsos.gov/officeofSecretary/officeduties_legislativerecordskeeper.shtm Legislative records] ] .
References
External links
* [http://www.sdsos.gov/ Official homepage of the South Dakota Secretary of State]
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