The Secretary of State of Colorado is the secretary of state of the state of Colorado in the United States. The office is one of four elected constitutional offices in the state. The current secretary of state is Democrat Jena Griswold.
Structure The Secretary of State heads the Colorado Department of State, a principal department of the Colorado state government, which is composed of four divisions:
Business & Licensing Division: Files documents for certain business organizations and business names; files trade names for certain business entities; registers trademarks, and files financing statements and notices of security interests in agricultural products pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code, federal tax liens; and other miscellaneous statutory liens; performs searches of those records; provides copies of filed documents; issues related certificates; and provides pertinent educational services. Issues bingo/raffle licenses and inspects facilities and operations of these games to ensure compliance with bingo/raffle laws; commissions and regulates notaries public; registers charitable organizations that solicit contributions in Colorado and their professional fundraisers; publishes the Colorado administrative rules code and register, and provides rulemaking guidance for state agencies. Elections Division: Supervises elections, maintains the statewide voter registration file, verifies initiative petition signatures, and administers the campaign finance laws; and serves as the filing office for unincorporated communities and for conflict of interest disclosure statements. Administration Division: Provides management and central support services for the Department of State such as budgeting, accounting, and human resources; monitors the use of the state seal,History and Usage of the Colorado State Seal certifies the interest rate on appealed money judgments, files acts passed by the General Assembly, and conveys information within the office to the public; plans and monitors legislation that affects the Department of State; responds to inquiries from the press and public; licenses entities that circulate petitions; and registers lobbyists. Information Technology Division: Supports the information systems needs of the entire secretary of state's office. Maintains the departmental infrastructure consisting of multiple servers, personal computers, networking equipment, firewall, telephony, peripherals, and other information technology equipment to support the data and imaging needs of the department. Also supports the web presence of the secretary of state.
Secretaries of the Territory of Colorado
Image Name Term PartyLewis Ledyard Weld1861 RepublicanSamuel Hitt Elbert1862-1866 RepublicanFrank Hall1866–1874 RepublicanJohn W. Jenkins1874–1875 RepublicanJohn Taffe1875–1876 Republican
Secretaries of the State of Colorado Image Name Term PartyWilliam Clark1876–1879 RepublicanNorman H. Meldrum1879–1883 RepublicanMelvin Edwards1883–1887 RepublicanJames Rice1887–1891 RepublicanEdward J. Eaton1891–1893 RepublicanNelson O. McCless1893–1895 PopulistAlbert B. McGaffey1895–1897 RepublicanCharles H.S. Whipple1897–1899 DemocraticElmer F. Beckwith1899–1901 DemocraticDavid A. Mills1901–1903 DemocraticJames Cowie1903–1907 RepublicanTimothy O'Connor1907–1909 RepublicanJames B. Pearce1909–1915 DemocraticJohn E. Ramer1915–1917 RepublicanJames R. Noland1917–1921 DemocraticCarl Miliken1921–1927 RepublicanCharles Armstrong1927–1935 RepublicanJames Carr1935–1935 DemocraticGeorge Saunders1935–1941 DemocraticWalter Morrison1941–1949 RepublicanGeorge Baker1949–1953 DemocraticHomer Bruce1953–1955 RepublicanGeorge Baker1955–1963 DemocraticBryon A. Anderson1963–1974 RepublicanMary Estill Buchanan1974–1983 RepublicanNatalie Meyer1983–1995 RepublicanVictoria Buckley1995–1999 RepublicanDonetta Davidson1999–2005 RepublicanGigi Dennis2005–2007 RepublicanMike Coffman2007–2009 RepublicanBernie Buescher2009–2011 DemocraticScott Gessler2011–2015 RepublicanWayne W. Williams2015–2019 RepublicanJena Griswold2019–present Democratic
See also
Bibliography of Colorado Geography of Colorado History of Colorado Index of Colorado-related articles List of Colorado-related lists Outline of Colorado
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External links
State of Colorado Colorado Secretary of State