Secretary of State of Louisiana

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The Secretary of State of Louisiana is the statewide elected official responsible for overseeing elections, maintaining public records and business registrations, and managing various administrative functions of the state government.

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instanceOf executive branch office
state constitutional office
alsoKnownAs Louisiana Secretary of State NERFINISHED
appliesToJurisdiction Louisiana NERFINISHED
appointedBy voters of Louisiana
branch executive branch of Louisiana
country United States of America
electionCycle Louisiana statewide elections
hasWebsite https://www.sos.la.gov
headOfGovernmentBody Louisiana Department of State NERFINISHED
inception 1812
jurisdiction State of Louisiana NERFINISHED
legalBasis Louisiana Constitution NERFINISHED
Louisiana Revised Statutes NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity East Baton Rouge Parish NERFINISHED
nativeLabel Secretary of State NERFINISHED
officeCreatedIn 1812
officeHolder Nancy Landry NERFINISHED
officeHolderStartTime 2024-01-08
officeType statewide elected office
oversees election administration in Louisiana
elections in Louisiana
voter registration in Louisiana
partOf Louisiana state government NERFINISHED
positionHeldBy Nancy Landry NERFINISHED
precededByOfficeHolder Kyle Ardoin NERFINISHED
responsibleFor archiving state government documents
authentication of public documents
business registrations in Louisiana
commercial recording division
commercial registrations in Louisiana
commissioning of notaries
corporate filings in Louisiana
geauxBIZ business filing portal NERFINISHED
maintenance of official public records of Louisiana
maintenance of the state seal of Louisiana
notary public commissions in Louisiana
state archives of Louisiana NERFINISHED
state museums under the Department of State
use and custody of the Great Seal of the State of Louisiana
seat Baton Rouge, Louisiana NERFINISHED
selectionMethod popular election
subordinateTo Governor of Louisiana
supervises Louisiana Department of State employees
termLength 4 years
termLimits no formal term limits

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Government of Louisiana hasOffice Secretary of State of Louisiana