New Hampshire Secretary of State

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The New Hampshire Secretary of State is a constitutional officer in the U.S. state of New Hampshire and serves as the exclusive head of the New Hampshire Department of State. The secretary of state performs duties of both a legislative branch as well as an executive branch officer. The secretary of state is elected biannually by ballot of all members of the New Hampshire General Court assembled together. The secretary of state is required to prepare and distribute election-related items as provided in the state Election code. The secretary of state has the custody of the State Seal.

The current officeholder is William Gardner.

Contact information

State House, Room 204
Concord, N.H. 03301
Phone:603-271-3242
Fax:603-271-6316
Email:Elections@sos.state.nh.us

See also

• New Hampshire Secretary of State William Gardner
• New Hampshire Governor
• New Hampshire Attorney General

External links

• Office of the New Hampshire Secretary of State

References

• Wikipedia, New Hampshire Secretary of State

Portions of this article were adapted from Wikipedia.

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