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
appliesToJurisdiction Louisiana
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
inception 1812
jurisdiction State of Louisiana
linked to: Louisiana
legalBasis Louisiana Constitution
Louisiana Revised Statutes
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity East Baton Rouge Parish
nativeLabel Secretary of State
officeCreatedIn 1812
officeHolder Nancy Landry
officeHolderStartTime 2024-01-08
officeType statewide elected office
oversees election administration in Louisiana
elections in Louisiana
voter registration in Louisiana
partOf Louisiana state government
positionHeldBy Nancy Landry
precededByOfficeHolder Kyle Ardoin
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
maintenance of official public records of Louisiana
maintenance of the state seal of Louisiana
notary public commissions in Louisiana
state archives of Louisiana
state museums under the Department of State
use and custody of the Great Seal of the State of Louisiana
seat Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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
2006 New Orleans mayoral election oversightBody Louisiana Secretary of State
linked to: Secretary of State of Louisiana
Executive branch of Louisiana hasOffice Office of the Secretary of State of Louisiana
linked to: Secretary of State of Louisiana
Executive branch of Louisiana hasElectedOfficial Secretary of State of Louisiana
Secretary of State of Louisiana alsoKnownAs Louisiana Secretary of State
linked to: Secretary of State of Louisiana
Louisiana notaries regulatedBy Louisiana Secretary of State
linked to: Secretary of State of Louisiana