New Jersey Secretary of State

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The New Jersey Secretary of State is responsible for overseeing artistic, cultural, and historical programs within the U.S. state of New Jersey, as well as volunteerism and community service projects within the state. The New Jersey Department of Archives and Records Management, sometimes referred to simply as the "State Archives", is also under the authority of the secretary of state. The State Archives is the repository for all vital statistics, including marriage and divorce records and birth certificates, and also maintains a separate set of files for the registry of wills. The secretary of state oversees the Division of Tourism and the Division of Elections, and sets all tourism and election policy.

The secretary is the Chief Elections Officer of New Jersey. Prior to April 1st of 2008, the electoral division was under the New Jersey Attorney General.

In New Jersey, registry of corporations is not the responsibility of the secretary of state. The New Jersey Department of the Treasury is responsible for the maintenance of corporate records.

In New Jersey, the secretary of state serves a term of office concurrent with the that of the governor. The secretary of state cannot be removed from office except "for cause" by the governor or by way of legislative impeachment.

The current officeholder is Nina Mitchell Wells.

Contact information

Secretary of State
125 W State St
Trenton, NJ
Phone:609-777-2535

See also

• New Jersey Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells
• New Jersey Governor
• New Jersey Lieutenant Governor
• New Jersey Attorney General

External links

• Office of the New Jersey Secretary of State

References

• Wikipedia, New Jersey Secretary of State

Portions of this article were adapted from Wikipedia.

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