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Secretary of State of Alabama

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maintained an office of territorial secretary beginning in 1818. In 1819, Alabama became a state, and the position of secretary of state became a legislatively-appointed office with the incumbent subject to a term of two years. In 1868, the office became popularly-elective. In 1901, Alabama adopted a
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The secretary of state must be at least 25 years old, a U.S. citizen for at least seven years, an Alabama state resident for at least five years, and a registered voter. The secretary of state and governor are on the same election cycle, and may only serve two consecutive terms; to hold the office
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The office of secretary of state maintains several official state records including copies of state laws, gubernatorial orders, and incorporations, and is responsible for authenticating official copies of some documents. They are the keeper of the
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for more terms, the office must be vacated for at least one term. The governor may appoint a replacement secretary of state in the case of resignation or death.
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The Information Technology (IT) Division maintains the office's network security and runs the live Elections Night Reporting system during Alabama elections.
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The Executive Division administers the day-to-day operations of the secretary of state's office and also maintains the
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The Finance Division works with the Executive Division to discuss budgets and handle transactions with state vendors.
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Division maintains the distribution of the Acts of Alabama, preserves the use of the state seal, licenses
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from Pike County. Allen was elected secretary of state in November 2022, after serving one term in the
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that features a more in-depth depiction of each division and the titles of each staff member therein.
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was changed to set the term to four years. Up until 1868 the secretary of state was elected by the
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was the longest serving secretary of state, having been elected to three non-consecutive terms.
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The secretary of state's office retains a staff of about 40 people. It is organized as follows:
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Sections 114, 118, 132, and 134 of the Alabama Constitution and throughout The Code of Alabama
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From 1944 to 1979, the office was held by five different women, the first of whom was
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is responsible for maintenance of legislative and other government records, including
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An asterisk (*) indicates that the officeholder is serving in an acting capacity.
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indicate no secretary of state in this state, closest equivalent listed
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from 2018 to 2022. Allen took office on January 16, 2023, succeeding
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new constitution which extended the term of office to four years.
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of the secretary of state's office is divided into two sections:
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The Alabama secretary of state's website also contains a public
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First native-born Alabamian to serve as Secretary of State.
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Alabama Secretary of State Business Database Search
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