New Mexico Secretary of State

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The New Mexico Secretary of State is an elected state office, second in line of succession behind the governor and the lieutenant governor. When the governor and lieutenant governor are out of state, the secretary of state must fill in and perform all of the functions of the governor.

The secretary maintains records of bills signed into law, referendum petitions, and legislative journals, and ensures that proposed amendments to the New Mexico Constitution are published in at least one newspaper in every county in the state for four consecutive weeks, in both English and Spanish. The secretary also serves as registered agent for service of process for foreign corporations in some lawsuits.

The secretary of state is the keeper of the Great Seal of the State of New Mexico, and affixes the seal to all commissions issued in the name of the governor.

The current officeholder is Mary Herrera.

Divisions

The Secretary of State's Office is composed of four divisions:

  • The Bureau of Elections administers elections and enforces local, state, and federal election laws. The bureau's duties include training county clerks and voting machine technicians, maintaining the state's voter registration database, filing petitions of candidacy for official running for election, and administering the Native American Election Information Program, which is a special program to help improve voter registration and voter turnout among the Native American populations within the state.
  • The Ethics Administrationregulates campaign finance and lobbying within the state, and provides ethics training to various parties involved in government.
  • The Information Systems Division maintains the secretary of state's computer systems, and assists the Bureau of Elections in the management of the voter registration system.
  • The Operations Division provides various administrative and business-related services to the people of New Mexico. This includes filing of security interests under the Uniform Commercial Code and the Food Security Act of 1985, registration of trademarks, formation of general partnerships, limited partnerships, and limited liability partnerships (in New Mexico, corporations and Limited liability companies are registered by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission). This division is also responsible for licensing of notaries public and issuance of apostilles.

Contact information

New Mexico State Capitol
325 Don Gaspar
Suite 300
Santa Fe, NM 87503
Phone:505.827.3600
Toll-Free:800.477.3632

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References

Portions of this article were adapted from Wikipedia.

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