Secretary of State of Arizona

Seal of Arizona

The Secretary of State of Arizona is one of the constitutional offices of the State of Arizona .

Since the position of Lieutenant Governor of Arizona does not exist, the Secretary is the first deputy governor of Arizona. It is the secretary's job to represent the governor when the governor is incapacitated or is out of state. The Secretary will keep the Arizona seal and take an oath of office.

Other duties of the Secretary include:

• Responsibility for the Arizona Advance Directive Registry , which is the official state collection of directives such as living wills , medical proxies, and mental health proxies.

• The Business Services Division regulates the registration of trademarks , trade names and the right of retention according to the Uniform Commercial Code . It also monitors compliance with apostilles , i.e. intergovernmental agreements and notices, and regulates notary publics , employment agencies , players' agents , the rights of absent landowners , telephone sales and aid organizations. He is also responsible for the establishment of partnerships . The responsibility for corporations , however, has the Arizona Corporation Commission .

• The Elections Division is responsible for conducting all elections in the state, and for publicizing their results. This department also regulates lobbying and party funding .

• The Public Services Division is responsible for submitting bills to the Arizona State Legislature , the registration and publication of administrative regulations, and publishes the Arizona Blue Book , a guide to the government of Arizona.

List of Secretary of State of Arizona

Term of office	Secretary of State	image	Political party
1912-1919	Sidney Preston Osborn		democrat
1819-1921	With Simms		democrat
1921-1923	Ernest R. Hall		democrat
1923-1929	James H. Kerby		democrat
1929	John C. Callaghan		democrat
1929-1931	Ike Fraizer		democrat
1931-1933	Scott White		democrat
1933-1939	James H. Kerby		democrat
1939-1942	Harry M. Moore		democrat
1942-1948	Dan Edward Garvey		democrat
1948-1949	Curtis M. Williams		democrat
1949-1977	Wesley Bolin		democrat
1977-1988	Rose Mofford		Democrat
1988-1991	James Shumway		democrat
1991-1995	Richard D. Mahoney		democrat
1995-1997	Jane Dee Hull		Republican
1997-2003	Betsey Bayless		Republican
2003-2009	Jan Brewer		Republican
2009-2015	Ken Bennett		republican
since 2015	Michele Reagan		Republican

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Duties of the Secretary of State of Arizona , accessed January 1, 2017.

Web links

• Official site of the Secretary of State of Arizona