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The Secretary of State of New York is a cabinet officer in the government of the U.S. state of New York.
The current Secretary of State of New York is Cesar A. Perales.
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History
The office of the Secretary of State of New York was established in 1778, and is one of the oldest government agencies of the state of New York.
Until 1822, the Secretary of State was appointed by the Council of Appointment for an indefinite term [1], but could be substituted at any time, especially if the majority party in the Council changed. Besides his other duties, the Secretary of State was also the secretary of the Council of Appointment.
From 1823 to 1845, the Secretary was elected by joint ballot of the New York State Legislature for a term of three years.
From 1847 on, the Secretary and the other state cabinet officers were elected by the voters at the state elections in November in odd years to a two-year term, so that, until 1877, they served in the second half of the term of the governor in office and the first half of the term of the succeeding governor, since the governors at the time were elected to a two-year term in even years. From 1877 on, the Governor served a three-year term, while the Secretary continued to be elected for two years.
The Secretary elected in 1895 received an additional year and served a three-year term, and from 1898 on, the Secretary and other state officers were elected in even years to a two-year term at the same time as the Governor, and they served concurrently.
In 1926, during the governorship of Al Smith, the state administration was re-organised, and the office became appointive and has remained so. The last Secretary elected was Florence E. S. Knapp, the first appointed by the Governor was Robert Moses.
Duties
The Secretary is responsible for the regulation of a number of businesses and professions, including private investigators, cosmetologists, real estate brokers and appraisers, and notaries public. The Secretary also regulates cemeteries, registers corporations and business organizations, and maintains business records under the Uniform Commercial Code and other laws.
The Secretary's office includes the Office of Local Government Services, which provides training assistance to local governments in areas such as fire prevention, coastal management, and code enforcement.
List of Secretaries of State
Secretary of State Tenure Party Notes John Morin Scott March 13, 1778 – September 14, 1784 died in office Lewis Allaire Scott October 23, 1784 – March 17, 1798 son of John Morin Scott; died in office; longest-serving Secretary of State (13 years and almost 5 months) Daniel Hale March 24, 1798 – August 10, 1801 Federalist Thomas Tillotson August 10, 1801 – March 16, 1806 Democratic-Republican Elisha Jenkins March 16, 1806 – February 16, 1807 Democratic-Republican Thomas Tillotson February 16, 1807 – February 1, 1808 Dem.-Rep./Lewisite Elisha Jenkins February 1, 1808 – February 2, 1810 Dem.-Rep./Clintonian Daniel Hale February 2, 1810 – February 1, 1811 Federalist Elisha Jenkins February 1, 1811 – February 23, 1813 Democratic-Republican Jacob R. Van Rensselaer February 23, 1813 – February 16, 1815 Federalist Peter Buell Porter February 16, 1815 – February 12, 1816 Democratic-Republican Robert L. Tillotson February 12, 1816 – April 16, 1817 son of Thomas Tillotson Charles D. Cooper April 16, 1817 – April 24, 1818 Democratic-Republican son-in-law of Acting Governor John Tayler John Van Ness Yates April 24, 1818 – February 14, 1826 Democratic-Republican first appointed, in 1823 re-elected by the State Legislature Azariah Cutting Flagg February 14, 1826 – January 11, 1833 Democratic-Republican three terms; then elected New York State Comptroller John Adams Dix February 1, 1833 – February 4, 1839 Democrat two terms John Canfield Spencer February 4, 1839 – October 1841 Whig resigned to become Secretary of War Archibald Campbell October 1841 – February 7, 1842 (none) as Deputy Secretary, acted until the election of a successor Samuel Young February 7, 1842 – February 8, 1845 Dem./Barnburner Nathaniel S. Benton February 8, 1845 – December 31, 1847 Dem./Hunker legislated out of office by State Constitution of 1846 Christopher Morgan January 1, 1848 – December 31, 1851 Whig first Secretary elected by general ballot; two terms Henry S. Randall January 1, 1852 – December 31, 1853 Democrat Elias W. Leavenworth January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1855 Whig Joel T. Headley January 1, 1856 – December 31, 1857 American Gideon J. Tucker January 1, 1858 – December 31, 1859 Democrat David R. Floyd-Jones January 1, 1860 – December 31, 1861 Democratic Horatio Ballard January 1, 1862 – December 31, 1863 Union Chauncey Depew January 1, 1864 – December 31, 1865 Union Francis C. Barlow January 1, 1866 – December 31, 1867 Republican Homer A. Nelson January 1, 1868 – December 31, 1871 Democrat two terms G. Hilton Scribner January 1, 1872 – December 31, 1873 Republican Diedrich Willers, Jr. January 1, 1874 – December 31, 1875 Democrat John Bigelow January 1, 1876 – December 31, 1877 Democrat Allen C. Beach January 1, 1878 – December 31, 1879 Democrat Joseph B. Carr January 1, 1880 – December 31, 1885 Republican three terms Frederick Cook January 1, 1886 – December 31, 1889 Democrat two terms Frank Rice January 1, 1890 – December 31, 1893 Democrat John Palmer January 1, 1894 – December 31, 1898 Republican two terms (1894–1895, 1896–98) John T. McDonough January 1, 1899 – December 31, 1902 Republican two terms John F. O'Brien January 1, 1903 – December 31, 1906 Republican two terms John S. Whalen January 1, 1907 – December 31, 1908 Dem./Ind. L. Samuel S. Koenig January 1, 1909 – December 31, 1910 Republican Edward Lazansky January 1, 1911 – December 31, 1912 Democrat Mitchell May January 1, 1913 – December 31, 1914 Democrat Francis Hugo January 1, 1915 – December 31, 1920 Republican three terms John J. Lyons January 1, 1921 – December 31, 1922 Republican James A. Hamilton January 1, 1923 – December 31, 1924 Democrat Florence E. S. Knapp January 1, 1925 – January 17, 1927 Republican first woman in this office; and last elected Secretary of State Robert Moses January 17, 1927 – January 1, 1929 Republican first Secretary of State appointed by the Governor Edward J. Flynn January 1, 1929 – January 17, 1939 Democrat Michael F. Walsh January 17[2], 1939 – January 1, 1943 Democratic Thomas J. Curran January 1, 1943 – January 1, 1955 Republican Carmine DeSapio January 1, 1955 – January 1, 1959 Democratic Caroline K. Simon January 1, 1959 – August 22, 1963 Republican appointed a judge of the New York Court of Claims John P. Lomenzo August 22, 1963 – January 1, 1974 Republican John J. Ghezzi January 1, 1974 – January 1, 1975 Republican Mario Cuomo January 1, 1975 – December 31, 1978 Democrat elected Lieutenant Governor Basil Paterson January 1, 1979 – January 1, 1983 Democrat Gail Shaffer January 1, 1983 – January 4, 1995 Democrat Alexander Treadwell January 4, 1995 – April 12, 2001 Republican became Chairman of the Republican State Committee Randy Daniels April 12, 2001 – September 23, 2005 Republican a Democrat when appointed, became a Republican in 2002, resigned Frank Milano September 23, 2005 – April 19, 2006 Republican as First Deputy Secretary acted until the appointment of a successor Christopher Jacobs April 19, 2006 – January 1, 2007 Republican Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez January 1, 2007 – September 1, 2010 Democrat Ruth Noemí Colón September 1, 2010 – May 2, 2011 Democrat Cesar A. Perales May 2, 2011 - Incumbent Democrat confirmed by State Senate on June 7, 2011 Notes
- ^ Article XXVIII of the State Constitution of 1777 said: "...that where, by this convention, the duration of any office shall not be ascertained, such office shall be construed to be held during the pleasure of the council of appointment."
- ^ Nominated on January 9 by the Governor, and confirmed on January 17 by the State Senate
Source
- Google Book The Civil List of New York
External links
State secretaries of state in the United States AL: Beth Chapman (R)
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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)
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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.Officers in the State of New York Current offices Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Speaker of the Assembly • Temporary President of the Senate • Secretary of State • Attorney General • State Comptroller • Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals • Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals • Clerk of the Court of AppealsDefunct offices Categories:- Government of New York
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