Secretary of State of Wisconsin

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The Secretary of State of Wisconsin is a statewide elected constitutional officer responsible for various administrative, record-keeping, and business-related functions within the state government.

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Secretary of State of Wisconsin canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public office
state constitutional office
appliesToJurisdiction State of Wisconsin NERFINISHED
branchOfGovernment executive branch of Wisconsin
canBeRemovedBy impeachment by Wisconsin Legislature
constitutionalBasis Article VI of the Wisconsin Constitution NERFINISHED
country United States of America
createdBy Wisconsin Constitution NERFINISHED
electionCycle elected in statewide general elections
electionTiming elected in November of even-numbered years
electorate voters of Wisconsin
hasAgeRequirement must meet constitutional age requirements for Wisconsin executive officers
hasAuthorityOver use of the Great Seal of Wisconsin
hasJurisdiction business filings in Wisconsin (as defined by statute and subject to legislative changes)
state records and certain official documents (as defined by statute and subject to legislative changes)
hasOfficeIn Wisconsin State Capitol building NERFINISHED
hasPrecedenceOver most appointed state officers in Wisconsin
hasResidenceRequirement must be a resident of Wisconsin
hasWebsite official website of the Wisconsin Secretary of State
inception 1848
isElectedAlongWith Attorney General of Wisconsin NERFINISHED
Governor of Wisconsin
Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin NERFINISHED
State Treasurer of Wisconsin NERFINISHED
isPartOf Wisconsin executive branch NERFINISHED
legalStatus constitutional officer
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Madison, Wisconsin NERFINISHED
officeCreatedIn Wisconsin Constitution of 1848 NERFINISHED
officeHolder Sarah Godlewski NERFINISHED
officeType statewide elected office
partOf Wisconsin state government NERFINISHED
positionHeld Secretary of State of Wisconsin NERFINISHED
precededByOffice Territorial Secretary of Wisconsin NERFINISHED
reportsTo voters of Wisconsin
responsibleFor authentication of official acts of the Governor
certification of certain municipal incorporations and boundary changes (as defined by statute)
custody of the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin
filing of administrative rules
filing of certain official state documents
issuing apostilles and authentications for documents
maintaining records of gubernatorial appointments
maintaining records of official state bonds and oaths of office
salaryDeterminedBy Wisconsin Legislature NERFINISHED
seatOfGovernment Wisconsin State Capitol NERFINISHED
selectionMethod popular election
symbol Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin NERFINISHED
termLength 4 years
termStart first Monday in January following election

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Wisconsin state government hasElectedOffice Secretary of State of Wisconsin