Secretary of State of Vermont
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The Office of the Secretary of State of Vermont is located at 128 State Street.
The Secretary of State of Vermont is one of five cabinet-level constitutional officers in the U.S. state
of Vermont
which are elected every two years. The Office of the Secretary of State is located at 128 State St. in Montpelier
. The current Secretary of State is James C. Condos
, a Democrat.
The agency, headed by the Vermont Secretary of State, manages several divisions and departments including:
The Secretary of State's Office is also responsible for the filing and publication of administrative rules by all state agencies.
The Secretary of State of Vermont is one of five cabinet-level constitutional officers in 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 Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
which are elected every two years. The Office of the Secretary of State is located at 128 State St. in Montpelier
Montpelier, Vermont
Montpelier is a city in the U.S. state of Vermont that serves as the state capital and the shire town of Washington County. As the capital of Vermont, Montpelier is the site of the Vermont State House, seat of the legislative branch of Vermont government. The population was 7,855 at the 2010...
. The current Secretary of State is James C. Condos
James C. Condos
James C. "Jim" Condos is the current Vermont Secretary of State and former Democratic member of the Vermont State Senate, representing the Chittenden senate district....
, a Democrat.
The agency, headed by the Vermont Secretary of State, manages several divisions and departments including:
- The State Archives Division is charged with preserving and keeping accessible all state records. The State Archives preserve documents going back to the state's founding as the Vermont RepublicVermont RepublicThe term Vermont Republic has been used by later historians for the government of what became modern Vermont from 1777 to 1791. In July 1777 delegates from 28 towns met and declared independence from jurisdictions and land claims of British colonies in New Hampshire and New York. They also...
in 1777. - The Office of Professional Regulations licenses and regulates 39 professional occupations to protect the state's citizens from incompetent, unethical, and unprofessional behavior.
- The Elections Divisions administers Vermont's elections, works to protect the integrity of the democratic process, registers voters, coordinates administration of the Voter's OathVoter's OathThe Voter's Oath, formerly the Freemen's Oath, is a citizen's oath taken before a notary public during voter registration in the U.S. state of Vermont....
, oversees campaign finance reporting, and implements Vermont's lobbyist disclosure laws. - The Corporations Division registers business entities and is the filing repository for Uniform Commercial CodeUniform Commercial CodeThe 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...
filings for the state of Vermont. - The Notary Resource Center oversees Vermont's notaries public.
The Secretary of State's Office is also responsible for the filing and publication of administrative rules by all state agencies.