The secretary of state of Arizona is an elected position in the
U.S. state of
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
. Since Arizona does not have a
lieutenant governor
A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...
, the secretary stands first in the
line of succession to the
governorship. The secretary also serves as acting governor whenever the governor is incapacitated or out of state. The secretary is the keeper of the
Seal of Arizona and administers oaths of office.
The current secretary is Democrat
Katie Hobbs.
Duties
The secretary is in charge of a wide variety of other duties as well. The secretary is in charge of four divisions:
* The secretary is in charge of the ''Arizona Advance Directive Registry'', which is the official state repository of
advance directives such as
living wills,
Medical Powers of Attorney, and Mental Health Powers of Attorney.
* The ''Business Services Division'' is responsible for registering
trademark
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s,
trade name
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s, and
liens under the
Uniform Commercial Code. This division also issues
apostille
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s, files intergovernmental agreements and notices of public meetings, and regulates
notaries public,
employment agencies,
sports agents,
out-of-state landlords,
telemarketers
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, and
charitable organization
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The legal definitio ...
s. The Business Services Division is responsible for chartering
partnership
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s;
corporation
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s, on the other hand, are the responsibility of the
Arizona Corporation Commission.
[
* ''The Elections Division'' is responsible for administering all elections in the state, and certifying their results. This division also regulates ]lobbying
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and campaign finance
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.
* The ''Public Services Division'' is responsible for filing bills from the Arizona Legislature
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, registering and publishing administrative regulation
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s, and publishes the Arizona Blue Book, which is an informational guide to the government of Arizona.
The secretary administers the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records.
History
The longest-served secretary is Wesley Bolin
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, who served 12 full terms (including the last two-year term one and the first four-year term), and 1 partial term for a total of 28 years, 9 months, 18 days (or 10,518 days). Bolin was also the shortest-serving governor, ascending to the governorship in 1977 after Raúl Héctor Castro
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resigned, and serving only 5 months before his death.
The second-longest-serving is James H. Kerby who was elected to 6 two-year terms in 1923–1929, and again in 1933–1939. He is also the only one to serve non-consecutively in the office. The shortest tenure goes to John C. Callaghan who died 20 days after his inauguration.
Only two Secretaries of State have been elected governor without having first ascended to the office upon the death, resignation, or impeachment of a sitting governor: Sidney P. Osborn and Katie Hobbs. Osborn was also the first governor to die in office, making Dan Garvey the first Secretary of State to ascend to the position. Since then, four other Secretaries of State have become governor through filling a vacancy.
Officeholders
; Parties
See also
* List of company registers
Notes
References
External links
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