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The Texas Secretary of State is an elected position in the U.S. state of Texas. The secretary of state is appointed by the governor, with confirmation by the Senate. The secretary's duties include: serving as Chief Election Officer for Texas, assisting county election officials, ensuring the uniform application and interpretation of election laws throughout Texas. Additionally, the secretary publishes government rules and regulations and commissions notaries public. The secretary of state is the keeper of the state seal.

The current officeholder is Hope Andrade.

Contact information

Texas Secretary of State
P.O. Box 12887
Austin, Texas 78711-2887
Phone:512-463-5600

External links

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Current Secretaries of State

AL: Beth Chapman
AK: No office
AZ: Ken Bennett
AR: Charlie Daniels
CA: Debra Bowen
CO: Bernie Buescher
CT: Susan Bysiewicz
DE: Jeffrey W. Bullock
FL: Kurt S. Browning
GA: Brian Kemp

HI: No office
ID: Ben Ysursa
IL: Jesse White
IN: Todd Rokita
IA: Michael Mauro
KS: Ron Thornburgh
KY: Trey Grayson
LA: Jay Dardenne
ME: Matthew Dunlap
MD: John P. McDonough

MA: Bill Galvin
MI: Terri Lynn Land
MN: Mark Ritchie
MS: Delbert Hosemann
MO: Robin Carnahan
MT: Linda McCulloch
NE: John Gale
NV: Ross Miller
NH: William Gardner
NJ: Kim Guadagno

NM: Mary Herrera
NY: Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez
NC: Elaine Marshall
ND: Al Jaeger
OH: Jennifer Brunner
OK: M. Susan Savage
OR: Kate Brown
PA: Pedro A. Cortés
RI: Ralph Mollis
SC: Mark Hammond

SD: Chris Nelson
TN: Tre Hargett
TX: Hope Andrade
UT: No office
VT: Deborah L. Markowitz
VA: Janet Polarek
WA: Sam Reed
WV: Natalie Tennant
WI: Douglas Lafollette
WY: Max Maxfield

Secretary of State elections, 2010

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