Style The Honorable Salary $109,554 | Formation Ohio Constitution | |
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Term length Four years, two term limit Inaugural holder William Creighton, Jr.
1803 Website Office of the Secretary of State of Ohio | ||
The Ohio Secretary of State is an elected statewide official in the State of Ohio. The Secretary of state is responsible for overseeing elections in the state; registering business entities (corporations, etc.) and granting them the authority to do business within the state; registering secured transactions; and granting access to public documents.
From 1803 to 1851, the Ohio Secretary of State was elected by the Ohio General Assembly to a three-year term. The 1851 Ohio Constitution made the office elective, with a two-year term. In 1954, the office's term was extended to four years. The Secretary of State is elected in even-numbered, off cycle years, (no Presidential elections), after partisan primary elections.
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