- Secretary of State of Nevada
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The Secretary of State of Nevada is a statewide elected office in the State of Nevada. The secretary of state post is common to many U.S. states. In Nevada, it is a constitutional office (i.e., it is mandated by the Constitution of Nevada .
The current Secretary of State, Democrat Ross Miller, was elected in 2006. Miller was preceded by Dean Heller, who served as Secretary of State from 1995 to 2006 and was subsequently elected to the United States House of Representatives
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Organization
The Nevada Secretary of State's Office is composed of four divisions:
- The Commercial Recordings Division has offices in Carson City, Reno and Las Vegas. It registers business organizations and keeps their documentation up to date. This division also registers trade names, trademarks, service marks, rights of publicity, and filings pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code.
- The Elections Division is located in the Capitol Building in Carson City. The Division certifies candidates, registers and files Candidate Contribution and Expenditure Reports, certifies ballot questions, supervises elections, and reports and certifies the results of state primary and general elections. The Division also administers the state's Confidential Address Program for victims of domestic violence.
- The Notary Division of the Secretary of State's office is responsible for appointing, training, and disciplining the notaries public within the state of Nevada. The Division is also charged with administering the state's digital signature laws and with notarizing apostilles. The Division is located in Carson City.
- The Securities Division is located in Las Vegas, with a satellite office in Reno. The Securities Division is charged with the regulation of the state's securities industry. The Division licenses individuals who sell securities, registers securities offerings, and enforces the civil and criminal provisions of the state's securities laws. The Securities Division also is tasked with licensing sports agents, pursuant to the Athletes Agent Act of 2001.[1]
Other duties
The Secretary of State acts as the official record-keeper of the state of Nevada, and is the keeper of the State Seal of Nevada. The Secretary also maintains the official bond of the state treasurer, and serves on the State Board of Prison Commissioners, the State Board of Examiners, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board, the State Records Committee, the State Advisory Committee on Participatory Democracy and the Executive Branch Audit Committee.[2]
The Secretary also maintains the state's registry of living wills and advance medical directives,[3] and maintains a list of ministers and clergy in the state.[4]
Additional
In 2004, under the leadership of then Secretary of State Dean Heller, Nevada became the first state in the nation to implement an auditable paper trail to electronic voting machines.[5]
List of Secretaries of State
Democratic (7) Free Silver (1) Republican (7)
References
- ^ Sports agent licensing information, from the Nevada Secretary of State
- ^ Information about the duties of the Nevada Secretary of State
- ^ Nevada Advance Directive Lockbox
- ^ Regulation of clergy, from the Nevada Secretary of State
- ^ Farhad Manjoo, "The downloading of the president '04", Salon, August 24, 2004
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# Secretary of State Party Term start Term end 1 Chauncey Noteware Republican 1864 1871 2 James Minor Republican 1871 1879 3 Jasper Babcock Republican 1879 1883 4 John Dormer Republican 1883 1891 5 Oscar Grey Republican 1891 1895 6 Eugene Howell Silver 1895 1903 7 William "Gib" Douglass Republican 1903 1911 8 George Brodigan Democratic 1911 1923 9 William G. Greathouse Democratic 1923 1937 10 Malcolm McEachin Democratic 1937 1947 11 John Koontz Democratic 1947 1973 12 William D. Swackhamer Democratic 1973 1987 13 Frankie Sue Del Papa Democratic 1987 1991 14 Cheryl Lau Republican 1991 1995 15 Dean Heller Republican 1995 2006 16 Ross Miller Democratic 2006 Incumbent State secretaries of state in the United States AL: Beth Chapman (R)
AK: No such office
AR: Mark Martin (R)
AZ: Ken Bennett (R)
CA: Debra Bowen (D)
CO: Scott Gessler (R)
CT: Denise Merrill (D)
DE: Harriet Smith Windsor (D)
FL: Kurt S. Browning (R)
GA: Brian Kemp (R)HI: No such office
ID: Ben Ysursa (R)
IL: Jesse White (D)
IN: Charlie White (R)
IA: Matt Schultz (R)
KS: Kris Kobach (R)
KY: Elaine Walker (D)
LA: Tom Schedler (R)
MD: John P. McDonough (D)
MA: Bill Galvin (D)ME: Charlie Summers (R)
MI: Ruth Johnson (R)
MN: Mark Ritchie (D)
MS: Delbert Hosemann (R)
MO: Robin Carnahan (D)
MT: Linda McCulloch (D)
NE: John Gale (R)
NV: Ross Miller (D)
NH: Bill Gardner (I)
NJ: Kim Guadagno (R)NM: Dianna Duran (R)
NY: Cesar A. Perales (D)
NC: Elaine Marshall (D)
ND: Al Jaeger (R)
OH: Jon Husted (R)
OK: Glenn Coffee (R)
OR: Kate Brown (D)
PA: Carol Aichele (R)
RI: Ralph Mollis (D)
SC: Mark Hammond (R)SD: Jason Gant (R)
TN: Tre Hargett (R)
TX: Esperanza Andrade (R)
UT: No such office
VT: Jim Condos (D)
VA: Janet Polarek (R)
WA: Sam Reed (R)
WV: Natalie Tennant (D)
WI: Doug La Follette (D)
WY: Max Maxfield (R)
AS: Lt. Gov. Ipulasi A. Sunia (D)
DC: Cynthia Brock-Smith (D)
GU: Lt. Gov. Ray Tenorio (R)
PR: Kenneth McClintock (D-NPP)
VI: No such officeIn Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, the office is called the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
In states without the office, the lieutenant governor may perform some of the typical duties of a Secretary of State.Categories:- Secretaries of State of Nevada
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