South Dakota Secretary of State
| South Dakota Secretary of State | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| 2013 FY Budget: | $4,489,775 |
| Term limits: | 2 consecutive terms |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 4 years |
| Authority: | South Dakota Constitution, Article 4, Section 7 |
| Selection Method: | Elected |
| Current Officeholder | |
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| Name: | Jason Gant |
| Officeholder Party: | Republican |
| Assumed office: | January 2011 |
| Compensation: | $78,363 |
| Elections | |
| Next election: | November 4, 2014 |
| Last election: | November 2, 2010 |
| Other South Dakota Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Superintendent of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Natural Resources Commissioner • Labor Commissioner • Public Service Commission | |
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Current officeholder
The current officeholder is Jason Gant.
Authority
The secretary of state's office is established in Article 4, Section 7 of the South Dakota Constitution.
Article IV, Section 7:
| There shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the state at the general election of the Governor and every four years thereafter the following constitutional officers: attorney general, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, and commissioner of school and public lands, who shall severally hold their offices for a term of four years. Commencing with the 1992 general election, no person may be elected to more than two consecutive terms as attorney general, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, or commissioner of school and public lands. |
Qualifications
There are no specific qualifications for this office. [1]
Elections
Article IV, Section 7 specifies that the offices of attorney general, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, and commissioner of school and public lands are to be elected every four years.
Term limits
Article IV, Section 7 also prevents any person from being elected to more than two consecutive terms as attorney general, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, or commissioner of school and public lands.
Vacancies
Article IV, Section 3 of the state constitution grants the governor the authority to fill, by appointment, any vacancy in the office of secretary of state.
Duties
The secretary of state is the custodian of the state's official documents and legislative documents. This includes gubernatorial appointments to boards, commissions, agency offices, bills, journals, and Senate confirmations. Other duties and responsibilities include:
- maintaining a registrar of all lobbyists
- commissioning and maintaining records of all notaries public
- serving as the state's chief elections officer, keeping filed election results and candidate campaign reports
- registering all trade marks, service marks, non-profit and for-profit corporations, and limited partnerships
- serving as the state's resource for the Uniform Commercial Code
The secretary also serves on the following boards and commissions:
- State Board of Elections (Chairman)
- State Board of Finance (Secretary)
- State Board of Canvassers (Member)
- Recorded of Permits for Concealed Weapons[2]
Divisions
- Administrative Services
- Business Services
- Elections
State budget
The budget for the Secretary of State's office in Fiscal Year 2013 was $4,489,775.[3]
Compensation
In 2010, the Secretary of State of South Dakota was paid an estimated $78,363 according to the Council of State Governments.[4]
Contact Information
South Dakota Secretary of State
500 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 204
Pierre, SD 57501-5070
Phone: (605) 773-3537
Fax: (605) 773-6580
E-mail: sdsos@state.sd.us
See also
- Jason Gant
- Governor of South Dakota
- Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
- Attorney General of South Dakota
- South Dakota Constitution
External links
- Office of the South Dakota Secretary of State
- Duties of the office of the South Dakota Secretary of State
References
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State - Qualification to Hold Office & Term Limitations
- ↑ SD Sos.gov, "South Dakota Secretary of State: Office duties," accessed October 21, 2011
- ↑ South Dakota Bureau Finance and Management, "Budget in Brief FY 2013," accessed April 8, 2013
- ↑ The Council of State Governments,"The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11," retrieved May 14, 2011
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