Kansas Secretary of State
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The Secretary of State of Kansas is one of four state-wide constitutional offices in Kansas. The office is responsible for overseeing the administration of all state and federal elections in the state.
The current officeholder is Ron Thornburgh.
Duties
Electoral
The secretary of state is the chief elections officer of the state, administering elections and voter registration throughout the state. The office also files campaign finance reports and registers lobbyists. The duty of regulating lobbying and campaign finance is shared with the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission.
Economic
The secretary operates the business filing center, which registers business entities, trademarks, trade names, and liens made pursuant to the uniform commercial code.
The secretary regulates a wide variety of businesses, including sports agents, trade unions, cemeteries, and funeral homes.
Administrative
The secretary's publications section is responsible for publishing various legal and informational documents for the state. This includes statutory and administrative law publications such as session laws, regulations, and the state's gazette, the Kansas Register.
The secretary also operates "Safe at Home", the state's address confidentiality program and conducts census adjustments.
Contact information
Kansas Secretary of State
Memorial Hall, 1st Floor
120 SW 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1594
Phone:785-296-4564
See also
- Kansas Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh
- Kansas Governor
- Kansas Lieutenant Governor
- Kansas Attorney General
External links
References
Portions of this article were adapted from Wikipedia.
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