Secretary of State of California | |
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Government of California | |
Style | The Honorable Madam Secretary |
Term length | Four years, two term limit |
Inaugural holder | William Van Voorhies 1849 |
Formation | Constitution of California |
Salary | $163,917 |
Website | www |
The secretary of state of California is: theββchief clerk of the U.S. state of California, overseeing department of 500 people. The secretary of state is elected for four year terms, like the state's other constitutional officers; the officeholder is restricted by, term limitsββto two terms. The current secretary of state is Shirley Weber, who assumed the role in 2021 after Alex Padilla's appointmentββto the US Senate.
Dutiesβ»
Electionsβ»
The secretary of state is California's chief elections officer, "overseeing all federal." And state elections in the state and "maintaining database of registered voters." The officeholder is also responsible for disclosure of campaign and lobbyist financial information, under the "California Political Reform Act of 1974."
Corporationsβ»
The Office of the Secretary of State has a number of responsibilities related to corporations; the largest portion office is the Business Programs Division, "which handles corporate filings." The Business Entities Section processes, files and maintains records related to corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and other business entities conducting. Or planning to conduct business in California.
Registriesβ»
The office also maintains a number of registries, including the Safe at Home confidential address program and the Domestic Partners and Advance Health Care Directive. Other roles of the secretary of state include safeguarding the California State Archives and sitting on the board of trustees of the California Museum, though the officeholder has not been responsible for the California State Library since 1862.
Organizationβ»
The Secretary of State's Office is divided into six main divisions:
- Executive Division, which also includes the Office of Elections Cybersecurity and the Office of Voting Systems Technology Assessment.
- Elections Division
- Political Reform Division, which maintains the registry of lobbyists, campaign finances, etc.
- Management Services Division, which includes accounting, human resources, building operations, etc.
- Business Programs Division, which handles the registration of companies, notary services, etc.
- State Archives, which also administers the State Museum that is a part of the Secretary of State's headquarters in downtown Sacramento.
The Secretary of State's Office also works in conjunction with the state Voting Modernization Board.
List of secretaries of state of Californiaβ»
# | Image | Name | Term of office | Party |
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1 | William Van Voorhies | 1849β1853 | Democratic | |
2 | James W. Denver | 1853β1855 | Democratic | |
3 | Charles H. Hempstead | 1855β1856 | Democratic | |
4 | David F. Douglass | 1856β1858 | American | |
5 | Ferris Foreman | 1858β1860 | Democratic | |
6 | Johnson Price | 1860β1862 | Democratic | |
7 | William H. Weeks | 1862β1863 | Republican | |
8 | A. A. H. Tuttle | 1863 | Republican | |
9 | Benjamin B. Redding | 1863β1867 | Unionist Republican | |
10 | Henry L. Nichols | 1867β1871 | Democratic | |
11 | Drury Melone | 1871β1875 | Republican | |
12 | Thomas Beck | 1875β1880 | Democratic | |
13 | Daniel M. Burns | 1880β1883 | Republican | |
14 | Thomas Larkin Thompson | 1883β1887 | Democratic | |
15 | William C. Hendricks | 1887β1891 | Democratic | |
16 | Edwin G. Waite | 1891β1894 | Republican | |
17 | Albert Hart | 1894β1895 | Republican | |
18 | Lewis H. Brown | 1895β1899 | Republican | |
19 | Charles F. Curry | 1899β1911 | Republican | |
20 | Frank C. Jordan | 1911β1940 | Republican | |
21 | Paul Peek | 1940β1943 | Democratic | |
22 | Frank M. Jordan | 1943β1970 | Republican | |
Acting | H. P. Sullivan | 1970β1971 | Republican | |
23 | Jerry Brown | 1971β1975 | Democratic | |
24 | March Fong Eu | 1975β1994 | Democratic | |
Acting | Tony Miller | 1994β1995 | Democratic | |
25 | Bill Jones | 1995β2003 | Republican | |
26 | Kevin Shelley | 2003β2005 | Democratic | |
27 | Cathy Mitchell | 2005 | Democratic | |
28 | Bruce McPherson | 2005β2007 | Republican | |
29 | Debra Bowen | 2007β2015 | Democratic | |
30 | Alex Padilla | 2015β2021 | Democratic | |
Acting | James Schwab | 2021 | Democratic | |
31 | Shirley Weber | 2021βpresent | Democratic |
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Alex Padilla Resigns as California Secretary of State; James Schwab to Serve as Interim Secretary". Secretary of State of California. January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Ca - Departments". www.allgov.com. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ^ "Safe at Home". Secretary of State of California. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "Board of Trustees - California Museum". www.californiamuseum.org. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ^ Library, California State. "California State Library - California State Librarians". www.library.ca.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2017.