Secretary of State of Louisiana

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The Secretary of State of Louisiana is one of the elected constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The position was created by Article 4, Section 7 of the Louisiana Constitution.

The current Secretary of State is Tom Schedler.

Structure & Organization

The Secretary of State's Office is composed of eight divisions:

The Louisiana State Archives is a division of the Secretary of State's office, and is the official repository for all historical records of the state.
The Commissions Division grants commission certificates to state officials, as well as justices of the peace and clergymen (to perform marriages). This division also issues apostilles, and attests and affixes the state seal to pardons issued by the Governor.
The Commercial Division registers corporations and other business entities, administers the state trademark laws, and files liens pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code. This division also serves as the registered agent for service of process in certain types of lawsuits.^[1]
The Elections Division is responsible for the administration of all elections within the state.^[2] Campaign finance and lobbying are regulated by the Louisiana Ethics Administration, a separate agency.
The Museums Division operates the state's many museums and historical exhibits.
The Notaries Division licenses and supervises notaries public
The Publications Division publishes the state laws of Louisiana, as well as other informational documents of the state government.
The Voter Outreach Division is responsible for educating and promoting voter rights to current and future voters by coordinating with schools, private organizations, and holding its own Voter Registration Drives.

Other services

The Secretary administers Louisiana's Address Confidentiality Program, which protects victims of stalking, domestic violence, and sexual abuse.
The Secretary operates "Louisiana One Call", the state's "call before you dig" program,^[3] and accepts applications for the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority.^[4]

List of Secretaries of State

Louis B. Macarty (Democratic-Republican) 1812–1816
Etienne Mazureau (Democratic-Republican) 1816–1820
Pierre Derbigny (National Republican) 1820–1828
George A. Waggaman (National Republican) 1828–1831
George Eustis, Jr. (Whig) 1831–1834
Martin Blache 1834–1836
William C. C. Claiborne, Jr. (Whig) 1836-1837
Alfred E. Forstall 1837-1838
Henry Adams Bullard (Whig) 1838-1839
Levi Pierce (Whig) 1839–1845
Robert C. Nicholas (Democratic) 1845
Zenon Ledoux, Jr. (Democratic) 1845
Charles Gayarré (Democratic) 1845–1852
Andrew S. Herron (Democratic) 1852–1859
Pliny D. Hardy (Democratic) 1859–1865
Stanislas Wrotnoski (Democratic (Unionist)) 1865–1866
George E. Bovee (Republican) 1866–1872
Francis J. Herron (Republican) 1872
Jack Wharton (Republican) 1872–1873
P.G. Deslonde (Republican) 1873–1877
Will A. Strong (Democratic) 1877–1884
Oscar Arroyo (Democratic) 1884–1888
Leonard F. Mason (Democratic) 1888–1892
T.S. Adams (Democratic) 1892–1896
John T. Michel (Democratic) 1896–1912
Alvin Hebert (Democratic) 1912–1914
W. F. Millsaps (Democratic) 1914–1916
James J. Bailey (Democratic) 1916–1932
E. A. Conway (Democratic) 1932–1940
Jack P. F. Gremillion (Democratic) 1940–1944
Wade O. Martin, Jr. (Democratic) 1944–1976
Paul Hardy (Democratic) 1976–1980
James H. "Jim" Brown (Democratic) 1980–1988
W. Fox McKeithen (Republican) 1988–2005
Al Ater (Democratic) 2005–2006 (Acting)
Jay Dardenne (Republican) 2006–2010
Tom Schedler (Republican) 2010–present (Note: Acting 2010-2011)

References

External links

Official homepage of the Louisiana Secretary of State
GeauxVote.com Official Voting Portal. Created to help voters remember address.

State secretaries of state in the United States

AL John Merrill (R) AK Byron Mallott (D) AZ Michele Reagan (R) AR Mark Martin (R) CA Alex Padilla (D) CO Wayne Williams (R) CT Denise Merrill (D) DE Jeffrey Bullock (D) FL Ken Detzner (R) GA Brian Kemp (R) HI Shan Tsutsui (D) ID Lawerence Denney (R) IL Jesse White (D) IN Connie Lawson (R) IA Paul Pate (R) KS Kris Kobach (R) KY Alison Grimes (D) LA Tom Schedler (R) ME Matthew Dunlap (D) MD John Wobensmith (R) MA Bill Galvin (D) MI Ruth Johnson (R) MN Steve Simon (D) MS Delbert Hosemann (R) MO Jason Kander (D) MT Linda McCulloch (D) NE John Gale (R) NV Barbara Cegavske (R) NH Bill Gardner (D) NJ Kim Guadagno (R) NM Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D) NY Cesar Perales (D) NC Elaine Marshall (D) ND Al Jaeger (R) OH Jon Husted (R) OK Chris Benge (R) OR Jeanne Atkins (D) PA Pedro Cortés (D) RI Nellie Gorbea (D) SC Mark Hammond (R) SD Shantel Krebs (R) TN Tre Hargett (R) TX Carlos Cascos (R) UT Spencer Cox (R) VT Jim Condos (D) VA Kelly Thomasson (D) WA Kim Wyman (R) WV Natalie Tennant (D) WI Doug La Follette (D) WY Ed Murray (R) DC Lauren Vaughan (D) Territories: AS Lemanu Mauga (D) GU Ray Tenorio (R) MP Ralph Torres (R) PR Víctor Suárez Meléndez (D) VI Osbert Potter (I)

Political party affiliations: 29 Republican 27 Democratic 1 Independent italics indicate no secretary of state in this state, closest equivalent listed

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