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The '''secretary of state of Kansas''' is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of [[Kansas]]. The current [[secretary of state]] is the former speaker ''pro tempore'' of the [[Kansas House of Representatives]], [[Scott Schwab]], who was sworn in on January 14, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hutchpost.com/republican-schwab-wins-kansas-secretary-of-state-race/ |title=Republican Schwab wins Kansas secretary of state race |website=www.hutchpost.com|accessdate=January 14, 2019}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The first [[Secretary of State (U.S. state government)| |
The first [[Secretary of State (U.S. state government)|secretary of state]] for Kansas was John Winter Robinson, a physician originally from Litchfield, Maine, but who had settled in [[Manhattan, Kansas]], in 1857. Robinson was elected in December 1859, in anticipation of [[U.S. state|statehood]] for Kansas, and sworn in after Kansas was admitted to the [[United States|Union]] in February 1861.<ref name=Cyclopedia>{{cite book|last=Blackmar|first=Frank|title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History |publisher=Standard Publishing Co.|date=1912|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC/page/n578 592]–598|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC}}</ref> |
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As a result of a [[Bond (finance)|bond]] scandal, |
As a result of a [[Bond (finance)|bond]] scandal, Robinson was [[Impeachment in the United States|impeached]] on February 26, 1862, along with the governor, [[Charles L. Robinson]], and state auditor, George S. Hillyer. Robinson was convicted by the [[Kansas Senate]] on June 12, 1862, and removed from his office, becoming the first state [[executive branch]] official to be impeached and removed from office in U.S. history. Hillyer was also removed from office, on June 16, but Governor Robinson was acquitted. Sanders R. Shepard succeeded to the job of secretary of state on July 28, 1862.<ref name=Cyclopedia/> |
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In 2015, Secretary Kris Kobach requested and was granted by the Kansas Legislature prosecutorial power in voter fraud cases. In October |
In 2015, Secretary Kris Kobach requested and was granted by the Kansas Legislature prosecutorial power in voter fraud cases. In October that year, he filed his first three-vote fraud cases dealing with voting in two states.<ref name=kcs>{{cite news |last1=Eveld|first1=Edward M.|title=Former Olathe couple among those charged with voter fraud by Kris Kobach |url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/government-politics/article41728149.html|accessdate=October 30, 2015|work=Kansas City Star |date=October 28, 2015}}</ref> |
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==Duties== |
==Duties== |
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===Electoral=== |
===Electoral=== |
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The secretary of state is the chief [[election]]s officer of the state, administering elections and [[voter registration]] throughout the state. The office also receives [[campaign finance]] reports and registers [[Lobbying|lobbyists]]. The duty of regulating lobbying and campaign finance is shared with the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission. The secretary was granted by the Kansas Legislature prosecutorial power in voter fraud cases and is the first and only secretary of state to hold that power.<ref name=kcs/> |
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===Economic=== |
===Economic=== |
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The secretary operates the Business Filing Center, which registers [[business entities]], [[trademark]]s, [[trade name]]s and [[lien]]s made pursuant to the [[Uniform Commercial Code]]. |
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The secretary regulates a wide variety of businesses, including [[sports agent]]s, [[trade union]]s, [[Cemetery|cemeteries]] |
The secretary regulates a wide variety of businesses, including [[sports agent]]s, [[trade union]]s, [[Cemetery|cemeteries]] and [[funeral home]]s. |
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===Administrative=== |
===Administrative=== |
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The Secretary's Publications Section is responsible for publishing various legal and informational documents for the state |
The Secretary's Publications Section is responsible for publishing various legal and informational documents for the state including [[Statute|statutory]] and [[administrative law]] publications such as session laws, [[regulation]]s and the state's [[gazette]], the ''Kansas Register''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kssos.org/pubs/pubs_legal.html|title=Kansas Secretary of State - Legal Publications|website=www.kssos.org|accessdate=January 14, 2019}}</ref> |
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The secretary also operates "Safe at Home", the state's [[Address Confidentiality Program]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kssos.org/safeathome/main.html|title= Safe at Home Main|publisher=Kansas Secretary of State|accessdate=January 14, 2019}}</ref> and conducts [[United States Census|census adjustments]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kssos.org/resources/kansas_census.html|title=Census Information|publisher=Kansas Secretary of State|accessdate=January 14, 2019}}</ref> |
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==Officeholders== |
==Officeholders== |
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===Territorial=== |
===Territorial=== |
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{{Politics of Kansas}} |
{{Politics of Kansas}} |
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Secretary of state of the State of Kansas | |
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since January 14, 2019 | |
Inaugural holder | John Winter Robinson |
Formation | February 1861 |
Website | sos |
The secretary of state of Kansas is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Kansas. The current secretary of state is the former speaker pro tempore of the Kansas House of Representatives, Scott Schwab, who was sworn in on January 14, 2019.[1]
History
The first secretary of state for Kansas was John Winter Robinson, a physician originally from Litchfield, Maine, but who had settled in Manhattan, Kansas, in 1857. Robinson was elected in December 1859, in anticipation of statehood for Kansas, and sworn in after Kansas was admitted to the Union in February 1861.[2]
As a result of a bond scandal, Robinson was impeached on February 26, 1862, along with the governor, Charles L. Robinson, and state auditor, George S. Hillyer. Robinson was convicted by the Kansas Senate on June 12, 1862, and removed from his office, becoming the first state executive branch official to be impeached and removed from office in U.S. history. Hillyer was also removed from office, on June 16, but Governor Robinson was acquitted. Sanders R. Shepard succeeded to the job of secretary of state on July 28, 1862.[2]
In 2015, Secretary Kris Kobach requested and was granted by the Kansas Legislature prosecutorial power in voter fraud cases. In October that year, he filed his first three-vote fraud cases dealing with voting in two states.[3]
Duties
Electoral
The secretary of state is the chief elections officer of the state, administering elections and voter registration throughout the state. The office also receives campaign finance reports and registers lobbyists. The duty of regulating lobbying and campaign finance is shared with the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission. The secretary was granted by the Kansas Legislature prosecutorial power in voter fraud cases and is the first and only secretary of state to hold that power.[3]
Economic
The secretary operates the Business Filing Center, which registers business entities, trademarks, trade names and liens made pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code.
The secretary regulates a wide variety of businesses, including sports agents, trade unions, cemeteries and funeral homes.
Administrative
The Secretary's Publications Section is responsible for publishing various legal and informational documents for the state including statutory and administrative law publications such as session laws, regulations and the state's gazette, the Kansas Register.[4]
The secretary also operates "Safe at Home", the state's Address Confidentiality Program[5] and conducts census adjustments.[6]
Officeholders
Territorial
Name | Term | Party |
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Daniel Woodson | 1854–1857 | Democratic |
Frederick P. Stanton | 1857 | |
James W. Denver | 1857–1858 | |
Hugh Sleight Walsh | 1858–1860 | |
George M. Beebe | 1860–1861 |
State
Name | Term | Party |
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John Winter Robinson | 1861–1862 | Republican |
Sanders Rufus Shepherd | 1862–1863 | |
Warren Wirt Henry Lawrence | 1863–1865 | |
Rinaldo Allen Barker | 1865–1869 | |
Thomas Moonlight | 1869–1871 | |
William Hillary Smallwood | 1871–1875 | |
Thomas Horne Cavanaugh | 1875–1879 | |
James Smith | 1879–1885 | |
Edwin Bird Allen | 1885–1889 | |
William Higgins | 1889–1893 | |
Russell Scott Osborn | 1893–1895 | Populist |
William Corydon Edwards | 1895–1897 | Republican |
William Eben Bush | 1897–1899 | Populist |
George Alfred Clark | 1899–1903 | Republican |
Joel Randall Burrow | 1903–1907 | |
Charles Eugene Denton | 1907–1911 | |
Charles Harrison Sessions | 1911–1915 | |
John Thomas Botkin | 1915–1919 | |
Lewis Julian Pettijohn | 1919–1922 | |
David Owen McCray | 1922–1923 | |
Frank Joseph Ryan | 1923–1929 | |
Edgbert Albert Cornell | 1929–1933 | |
Frank Joseph Ryan | 1933–1949 | |
Larry Ryan | 1949–1951 | Democratic |
Paul R. Shanahan | 1951–1966 | Republican |
Elwill M. Shanahan | 1966–1978 | |
Jack Brier | 1978–1987 | |
Bill Graves | 1987–1995 | |
Ron Thornburgh | 1995–2010 | |
Chris Biggs | 2010–2011 | Democratic |
Kris Kobach | 2011–2019 | Republican |
Scott Schwab | 2019–present |
See also
References
- ^ "Republican Schwab wins Kansas secretary of state race". www.hutchpost.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ a b Blackmar, Frank (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History. Standard Publishing Co. pp. 592–598.
- ^ a b Eveld, Edward M. (October 28, 2015). "Former Olathe couple among those charged with voter fraud by Kris Kobach". Kansas City Star. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ "Kansas Secretary of State - Legal Publications". www.kssos.org. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ "Safe at Home Main". Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ "Census Information". Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
External links