State Duties of the Secretary of State & Website for all US States

The following is a list of official Secretary of State or Department of State websites along with an explanation of the office.

Introduction: Secretary of State, Department of State

Most states in the United States have a "Secretary of State" who is an administrative officer that is responsible for certain governmental functions, frequently with relation to general business, corporation filings and requirements, regulation of professional licensing, overseeing state elections and other responsibilities specifically defined in the constitution and the laws of each particular state.

For example, in California, the Secretary of State is responsible for the following:

• Serving as the state's Chief Elections Officer
• Implementing electronic filing and Internet disclosure of campaign and lobbyist financial information
• Maintaining business filings
• Commissioning notaries public
• Operating the Safe at Home Confidential Address Program
• Maintaining the Domestic Partners and Advance Health Care Directive Registries
• Safeguarding the State Archives
• Serving as a trustee of the California Museum for History, Women & the Arts

In Texas, the Secretary of State is responsible for the following:

• Serves as Chief Election Officer for Texas, assisting county election officials and ensuring the uniform application and interpretation of election laws throughout Texas
• Provides a repository for official and business and commercial records required to be filed with the Office
• Publishes government rules and regulations and commissions notaries public
• Serves as keeper of the state seal and attestor to the Governor's signature on official documents
• Serves as senior advisor and liaison to the Governor for Texas Border and Mexican Affairs
• Serves as Chief International Protocol Officer for Texas

List of All State Secretary of State or Department of State Websites

• Alabama Secretary of State
• Alaska Secretary of State
• Arkansas Secretary of State
• Arizona Secretary of State
• California Secretary of State
• Colorado Secretary of State
• Connecticut Secretary of State
• Delaware Secretary of State
• District of Columbia State Site
• Florida Secretary of State
• Georgia Secretary of State
• Hawaii Department of Commerce
• Idaho Secretary of State
• Illinois Secretary of State
• Indiana Secretary of State
• Iowa Secretary of State
• Kansas Secretary of State
• Kentucky Secretary of State
• Louisiana Secretary of State
• Maine Secretary of State
• Maryland Secretary of State
• Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
• Michigan Department of State
• Minnesota Secretary of State
• Mississippi Secretary of State
• Missouri Secretary of State
• Montana Secretary of State
• Nebraska Secretary of State
• Nevada Secretary of State
• New Hampshire Secretary of State
• New Jersey Department of State
• New Mexico Secretary of State
• New York Department of State
• North Carolina Secretary of State
• North Dakota Secretary of State
• Ohio Secretary of State
• Oklahoma Secretary of State
• Oregon Secretary of State
• Pennsylvania Department of State
• Rhode Island Secretary of State
• South Carolina Secretary of State
• South Dakota Secretary of State
• Tennessee Secretary of State
• Texas Secretary of State
• Utah Department of Commerce
• Vermont Secretary of State
• Virginia State Corporation Commission
• Washington Secretary of State
• West Virginia Secretary of State
• Wisconsin Secretary of State