Secretary of State of California

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The Secretary of State of California is a statewide constitutional officer responsible for overseeing elections, maintaining business and public records, and safeguarding the state's official documents.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf executive branch office
human
state constitutional office
appliesToJurisdiction State of California
appointedBy Gavin Newsom
assumedOffice 2021
branch Executive Branch of California
country United States of America
electedIn statewide general elections
hasJurisdiction California business entities
California elections
legalBasis California Constitution
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity California
memberOf California Franchise Tax Board
California State Lands Commission
nominatedBy voters of California
officeCreated 1849
oversees campaign finance filing
elections in California
lobbying disclosure
statewide ballot measures
voter registration
partOf Government of California
position Secretary of State of California
Secretary of State of California
positionHeldBy Shirley N. Weber
precededBy Alex Padilla
reportsTo Governor of California
residence Sacramento, California
responsibleFor authentication of public documents
business entity filings
certification of election results
corporation registrations
filing of initiative and referendum petitions
limited liability company registrations
maintenance of the California Business Search database
notary public commissioning
partnership registrations
publication of the California Roster
safekeeping of official state records
state archives
trademark and service mark registrations in California
seat Sacramento, California
style Madam Secretary
Mister Secretary
termLength 4 years
termLimits two terms
website https://www.sos.ca.gov/

Referenced by (11)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Alex Padilla
Shirley N. Weber
position
Gerald Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
positionHeld
California Democratic primaries ("California Secretary of State")
administeredBy
State Treasurer of California ("California Secretary of State")
coequalWith
Government of California
hasElectedOffice
United States congressional districts in California ("California Secretary of State")
mapsPublishedBy
California State Archives ("California Secretary of State")
operatedBy
2003 California gubernatorial recall election ("California Secretary of State")
oversightBody
California State Archives ("California Secretary of State")
partOf

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