Secretary of State of Louisiana

The Secretary of State of Louisiana is one of the elected constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Louisiana and serves as the head of the Louisiana Department of State. The position was created by Article 4, Section 7 of the Louisiana Constitution.

Secretary of State of Louisiana
Incumbent Kyle Ardoin since 2018
Louisiana Department of State
Type	Secretary of State
Constituting instrument	Article 4, Section 7 of the Louisiana Constitution
Formation	1812
First holder	Louis B. Macarty
Website	Official homepage of the Louisiana Secretary of State

The current Secretary of State is Kyle Ardoin.

Structure & Organization

The Secretary of State's Office is the core of the Louisiana Department of State, composed of eight divisions:

• The Louisiana State Archives is a division of the Secretary of State's office, and is the official repository for all historical records of the state.
• The Commissions Division grants commission certificates to state officials, as well as justices of the peace and clergymen (to perform marriages). This division also issues apostilles, and attests and affixes the state seal to pardons issued by the Governor.
• The Commercial Division registers corporations and other business entities, administers the state trademark laws, and files liens pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code. This division also serves as the registered agent for service of process in certain types of lawsuits.[1]
• The Elections Division is responsible for the administration of all elections within the state.[2] Campaign finance and lobbying are regulated by the Louisiana Ethics Administration, a separate agency.
• The Museums Division operates the state's many museums and historical exhibits.
• The Notaries Division licenses and supervises notaries public
• The Publications Division publishes the state laws of Louisiana, as well as other informational documents of the state government.
• The Voter Outreach Division is responsible for educating and promoting voter rights to current and future voters by coordinating with schools, private organizations, and holding its own Voter Registration Drives.

Other services

• The Secretary administers Louisiana's Address Confidentiality Program, which protects victims of stalking, domestic violence, and sexual abuse.
• The Secretary operates "Louisiana One Call", the state's "call before you dig" program,[3] and accepts applications for the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority.[4]

List of Secretaries of State

#	Name	Political Party	Term of Office
1	Louis B. Macarty	Democratic-Republican	1812–1816
2	Etienne Mazureau	Democratic-Republican	1816–1820
3	Pierre Derbigny	Democratic-Republican National Republican	1820-1828
4	George A. Waggaman	National Republican	1828-1831
5	George Eustis, Jr.	National Republican Whig	1831-1834
6	Martin Blache		1834-1836
7	William C. C. Claiborne, Jr.	Whig	1836-1837
8	Alfred E. Forstall		1837-1838
9	Henry Adams Bullard	Whig	1838-1839
10	Levi Pierce	Whig	1839–1845
11	Robert C. Nicholas	Democrat	1845
12	Zenon Ledoux, Jr.	Democrat	1845
13	Charles Gayarré	Democrat	1845–1852
14	Andrew S. Herron	Democrat	1852–1859
15	Pliny D. Hardy	Democrat	1859–1865
16	Stanislas Wrotnoski	Democrat (Unionist)	1865–1866
17	George E. Bovee	Republican	1866–1872
18	Francis J. Herron	Republican	1872
19	Jack Wharton	Republican	1872-1873
20	P.G. Deslonde	Republican	1873–1877
21	Will A. Strong	Democrat	1877–1884
22	Oscar Arroyo	Democrat	1884–1888
23	Leonard F. Mason	Democrat	1888–1892
24	T.S. Adams	Democrat	1892–1896
25	John T. Michel	Democrat	1896–1912
26	Alvin Hebert	Democrat	1912–1914
27	W. F. Millsaps	Democrat	1914–1916
28	James J. Bailey	Democrat	1916–1932
29	E. A. Conway	Democrat	1932–1940
30	Jack P. F. Gremillion	Democrat	1940–1944
31	Wade O. Martin, Jr.	Democrat	1944–1976
32	Paul Hardy	Democrat	1976–1980
33	James H. "Jim" Brown	Democrat	1980–1988
34	W. Fox McKeithen	Democrat Republican	1988-2005
-	Al Ater	Democrat	2005–2006 (Acting)
35	Jay Dardenne	Republican	2006–2010
36	Tom Schedler	Republican	2010–2018 (Acting 2010-2011)
37	Kyle Ardoin	Republican	2018-

See also

• List of company registers

References

1. Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division, Administrative Services Archived 2008-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
2. Mission and history of the Elections Division Archived 2009-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
3. About Louisiana One Call Archived 2008-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
4. Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority

External links

• GeauxVote.com Official Voting Portal. Created to help voters remember address.