West Virginia Secretary of State

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The West Virginia Secretary of State is an executive branch office in West Virginia. The secretary of state is responsible for overseeing the state's election process, including voter registration and election results reporting.

The current officeholder is Natalie Tennant.

Divisions

The office of the secretary of state is comprised of the following offices:

  • The Administrative Law Division is the official archive and clearinghouse for agency rules, notices, orders, decisions and other procedural documents. This division publishes the state's gazette, the West Virginia Register.
  • The Business Organizations Division charters and maintains records for business entities and registers trademarks and service marks. This division also licenses lending institutions and purchasers of future payments.
  • The Charities Division registers and regulates charitable organizations and professional fundraisers operating within the state.
  • The Elections Division administers elections, implements state and federal election laws, and regulates campaign finance.
  • The Executive Records Division maintains the records of official acts of the Governor, enrolled bills, surety bonds, oaths of office of state officials, as well as the records of some state agencies.
  • The Notary Public Section licenses and monitors notaries public.
  • The UCC Section files liens pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code.

Contact information

Secretary of State
Bldg. 1, Suite 157-K
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, WV 25305-0770

Phone:304-558-8000
Toll-Free:866-SOS-VOTE
Fax:304-558-0900

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External links

References

Portions of this article were adapted from Wikipedia.

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