Secretary of State of Idaho
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The Secretary of State
of Idaho is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state
of Idaho
. It is an elected position within the executive branch
of the state government. The current Secretary of State is Ben Ysursa
.
and campaign finance
.
s under the Uniform Commercial Code
, and registers trademark
s and service mark
s within the state.
, and as such is responsible for licensing notaries public
, as well as authenticating documents and issuing apostilles. The Secretary's office also provides information and publications to the general public, including the Idaho Blue Book, and is also an ex officio member of the Idaho Code Commission. The Secretary also administers the Idaho Will
Registry, the Idaho Health Care Directive Registry (for such documents as living will
s and medical powers of attorney
), and the state's Address Confidentiality Program
.
; (D) = Democrat
; (S.R.) = Silver Republican
Secretary of State (U.S. state government)
Secretary of State is an official in the state governments of 47 of the 50 states of the United States, as well as Puerto Rico and other U.S. possessions. In Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, this official is called the Secretary of the Commonwealth...
of Idaho is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
. It is an elected position within the executive branch
Executive (government)
Executive branch of Government is the part of government that has sole authority and responsibility for the daily administration of the state bureaucracy. The division of power into separate branches of government is central to the idea of the separation of powers.In many countries, the term...
of the state government. The current Secretary of State is Ben Ysursa
Ben Ysursa
Ben T. Ysursa, born October 15, 1949, in Boise, Idaho, is the Secretary of State of Idaho, United States. He was elected on the Republican Party ticket.-Family:...
.
Electoral
The Secretary is responsible for the administration of elections and regulation of lobbyingLobbying
Lobbying is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by various people or groups, from private-sector individuals or corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or...
and campaign finance
Campaign finance
Campaign finance refers to all funds that are raised and spent in order to promote candidates, parties or policies in some sort of electoral contest. In modern democracies such funds are not necessarily devoted to election campaigns. Issue campaigns in referendums, party activities and party...
.
Economic
The Secretary's office registers business entities, files lienLien
In law, a lien is a form of security interest granted over an item of property to secure the payment of a debt or performance of some other obligation...
s under the Uniform Commercial Code
Uniform Commercial Code
The Uniform Commercial Code , first published in 1952, is one of a number of uniform acts that have been promulgated in conjunction with efforts to harmonize the law of sales and other commercial transactions in all 50 states within the United States of America.The goal of harmonizing state law is...
, and registers trademark
Trademark
A trademark, trade mark, or trade-mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or...
s and service mark
Service mark
A service mark or servicemark is a trademark used in some countries, notably the United States, to identify a service rather than a product. When a service mark is federally registered, the standard registration symbol ® or "Reg U.S. Pat & TM Off" may be used...
s within the state.
Administrative & Governmental
The Secretary is the keeper of the Great Seal of IdahoSeal of Idaho
The Seal of the Territory of Idaho was adopted in 1863, and redrawn several times before statehood in 1890. The state Great Seal was designed by Emma Edwards Green, the only woman to design a state seal....
, and as such is responsible for licensing notaries public
Notary public
A notary public in the common law world is a public officer constituted by law to serve the public in non-contentious matters usually concerned with estates, deeds, powers-of-attorney, and foreign and international business...
, as well as authenticating documents and issuing apostilles. The Secretary's office also provides information and publications to the general public, including the Idaho Blue Book, and is also an ex officio member of the Idaho Code Commission. The Secretary also administers the Idaho Will
Will (law)
A will or testament is a legal declaration by which a person, the testator, names one or more persons to manage his/her estate and provides for the transfer of his/her property at death...
Registry, the Idaho Health Care Directive Registry (for such documents as living will
Living will
An advance health care directive, also known as living will, personal directive, advance directive, or advance decision, are instructions given by individuals specifying what actions should be taken for their health in the event that they are no longer able to make decisions due to illness or...
s and medical powers of attorney
Power of attorney
A power of attorney or letter of attorney is a written authorization to represent or act on another's behalf in private affairs, business, or some other legal matter...
), and the state's Address Confidentiality Program
Address Confidentiality Program
An address confidentiality program allows victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or other types of crime to receive mail at a confidential address, while keeping their actual address undisclosed...
.
List of Secretaries of State of Idaho
Party designations: (R) = RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
; (D) = Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
; (S.R.) = Silver Republican
Silver Republican Party
The Silver Republican Party was a United States political faction active in the 1890s. It was so named because it split from the Republican Party over the issues of "Free Silver" and bimetallism. The main Republican Party supported the gold standard....
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| William B. Daniels | 03/10/1863 |
| C. DeWitt Smith | 07/04/1864 |
| Horace G. Gilson | 09/04/1865 |
| S.R. Howlett | 07/26/1866 |
| Edward J. Curtis | 05/04/1869, reappointed 02/05/1874 |
| Robert A. Sidebotham | 04/29/1878 |
| Theodore F. Singiser | 12/22/1880 |
| Edward L. Curtis | 03/03/1883 |
| David P.B. Pride | 07/02/1884 |
| Edward J. Curtis | 02/12/1885, reappointed 02/12/1889 |
| Name/Party | Term of Office | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| A.J. Pinkham (R) | 01/05/1891 to 01/02/1893 | Elected 1890 |
| J.F. Curtis (R) | 01/02/1893 to 01/07/1895 | Elected 1892 |
| Isaac W. Garrett (R) | 01/07/1895 to 01/04/1897 | Elected 1894 |
| George Lewis (P-D) | 01/04/1897 to 01/02/1899 | Elected 1896 |
| M.A. Patrie (R) | 01/02/1899 to 01/07/1901 | Elected 1898 |
| Charles Bassett (S.R.-D) | 01/07/1901 to 01/05/1903 | Elected 1900 |
| Will H. Gibson (R) | 01/05/1903 to 01/07/1907 | Elected 1902; reelected 1904 |
| Robert Lansdon (R) | 01/07/1907 to 01/02/1911 | Elected 1906; reelected 1908 |
| Wilford L. Gifford (R) | 01/02/1911 to 01/04/1915 | Elected 1910; reelected 1912 |
| George R. Barker (R) | 01/04/1915 to 01/01/1917 | Elected 1914 |
| William T. Dougherty (D) | 01/01/1917 to 01/06/1919 | Elected 1916 |
| Robert O. Jones (R) | 01/06/1919 to 01/01/1923 | Elected 1918; reelected 1920 |
| F.A. Jeter (R) | 01/01/1923 to 01/03/1927 | Elected 1922; reelected 1924 |
| Fred E. Lukens (R) | 01/03/1927 to 01/02/1933 | Elected 1926; reelected 1928, 1930 |
| Franklin Girard (D) | 01/02/1933 to 01/03/1937 | Elected 1932; reelected 1934 |
| Ira H. Masters (D) | 01/03/1937 to 01/02/1939 | Elected 1936 |
| George H. Curtis (D) | 01/02/1939 to 01/01/1945 | Elected 1938; reelected 1940, 1942 |
| Ira H. Masters (D) | 01/01/1945 to 01/06/1947 | Elected 1944 |
| J.D. (Cy) Price (R) | 01/06/1947 to 01/01/1951 | Elected 1946 |
| Ira H. Masters (D) | 01/01/1951 to 02/19/1956 | Elected 1950; reelected 1954; died in office |
| James H. Young (R) | 02/27/1956 to 01/05/1959 | Appointed to fill vacancy |
| Arnold Williams Arnold Williams Arnold Williams , served as the 21st Governor of Idaho from 1945 until 1947.Williams was born in Fillmore, Utah. He was elected as the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho in 1944. He became governor in November 1945 to finish the unexpired term of Charles C... (D) |
01/05/1959 to 03/29/1966 | Elected 1958; reelected 1962; resigned 3/29/1966 |
| Louis E. Clapp (D) | 03/29/1966 to 01/02/1967 | Appointed to fill vacancy |
| Edson H. Deal Edson H. Deal Edson H. Deal was a Republican politician from Idaho. He served as the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho from 1955 to 1959 during the administration of Governor Len Jordan. He briefly served as Secretary of State of Idaho from January to April 1967, where he died in office.He married Gwen and had... (R) |
01/02/1967 to 04/22/1967 | Elected 1966; died in office |
| Pete T. Cenarrusa Pete T. Cenarrusa Pete T. Cenarrusa is a Republican politician from Idaho. He served continuously for over half a century in elective office, first as a member of the Idaho Legislature and then as Secretary of State.- Career :... (R) |
05/01/1967 to 01/06/2003 | Appointed to fill vacancy; Elected 1970; reelected 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 |
| Ben Ysursa Ben Ysursa Ben T. Ysursa, born October 15, 1949, in Boise, Idaho, is the Secretary of State of Idaho, United States. He was elected on the Republican Party ticket.-Family:... |
01/06/2003 | Elected 2002 |