Vermont Secretary of State
The Secretary of State of Vermont is one of six cabinet-level constitutional offices in the state of Vermont , which is elected for two years. The Secretary of State's office is on State Street, Montpelier . Acting Secretary of State is Democrat James C. Condos .
The agency, led by the Secretary of State, administers several areas and departments:
- The State Archives, it is entrusted with the preservation and making accessible of all state records. The State Archives contain documents dating back to the state's establishment as the Vermont Republic in 1777.
- The Office of Professional Regulations licenses and regulates 39 professions to protect the state's citizens from incompetent, unethical, and unprofessional behavior.
- The Election Bureau administers the Vermont election, works to protect the integrity of the democratic process, registers voters, coordinates administration of the Voter's Oath , oversees campaign funding , and implements Vermont's lobbying disclosure laws.
- The Corporate Department registers business activities and is the repository of Vermont State filings for the Uniform Commercial Code .
- The Notary Resource Center oversees Vermont notaries.
The Office of the Secretary of State is also responsible for filing and publishing administrative rules from all government agencies.
The office of Secretary of State existed before Vermont joined the Union in 1791. Before 1884, the Secretary of State was elected by the Vermont General Assembly . The first Secretary of State to be elected by state voters was Charles W. Porter.
List of Vermont Secretarys of State
# | Secretary of State | image | Term of office | Party affiliation |
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1 | Thomas Chandler junior | 1778 | Non-party | |
2 | Joseph Fay | 1778-1781 | Non-party | |
3 | Micah Townshend | 1781-1788 | Non-party | |
4th | Roswell Hopkins | 1788-1802 | federalist | |
5 | David Wing | 1802-1806 | federalist | |
6th | Thomas Leverett | 1806-1813 | Democratic Republican | |
7th | Josiah Dunham | 1813-1815 | federalist | |
8th | William Slade | 1815-1823 | Democratic Republican | |
9 | Norman Williams | 1823-1831 | National Republican Party | |
10 | Timothy Merrill | 1831-1836 | Anti-Masonic Party | |
11 | Chauncey L. Knapp | 1836-1841 | Anti-Masonic Party | |
12 | Alvah Sabin | 1841-1842 | Whig | |
13 | James M. Shafter | 1842-1849 | Whig | |
14th | Farrand F. Merrill | 1849-1853 | Whig | |
15th | Daniel Pierce Thompson | 1853-1855 | Liberty (Whig Affiliated) | |
16 | Charles W. Willard | 1855-1857 | republican | |
17th | Benjamin W. Dean | 1857-1861 | republican | |
18th | George W. Bailey | 1861-1865 | republican | |
19th | George Nichols | 1865-1884 | republican | |
20th | Charles W. Porter | 1884-1890 | republican | |
21st | Chauncey W. Brownell | 1890-1898 | republican | |
22nd | Fred A. Howland | 1898-1902 | republican | |
23 | Frederick G. Fleetwood | 1902-1908 | republican | |
24 | Guy W. Bailey | 1908-1917 | republican | |
25th | Frederick G. Fleetwood | 1917-1919 | republican | |
26th | Harry A. Black | 1919-1923 | republican | |
27 | Aaron H. Grout | 1923-1927 | republican | |
28 | Rawson C. Myrick | 1927-1947 | republican | |
29 | Helen E. Burbank | 1947-1949 | republican | |
30th | Howard E. Armstrong | 1949-1965 | republican | |
31 | Harry H. Cooley | 1965-1969 | democrat | |
32 | Richard C. Thomas | 1969-1977 | republican | |
33 | James A. Guest | 1977-1981 | democrat | |
34 | James H. Douglas | 1981-1993 | republican | |
35 | Donald M. Hooper | 1993-1995 | democrat | |
36 | James F. Milne | 1995-1999 | republican | |
37 | Deborah Markowitz | 1999-2011 | democrat | |
38 | James C. Condos | 2011– | democrat |
Web links
Commons : Secretaries of State of Vermont - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files