The
Secretary of State of the U.S. state of
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
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is an
elected official with a wide variety of responsibilities, including supervising
election
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Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operat ...
s and maintaining
public record
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s.
The office has had a four-year term since 1946.
Before 1880, the secretary of state was elected by the Georgia Assembly, not in a popular election.
List of secretaries of state of Georgia
(a) ''Died in office''
See also
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List of company registers
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There are many types of official business registers, usually maintained for various purposes by a state authority, such as a government agency, or a court of law. In some cases, ...
References
External links
Secretary of State Official siteNew Georgia Encyclopedia
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Lists of Georgia (U.S. state) politicians
1777 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)