Secretary of State of South Dakota

The secretary of state of South Dakota is an elected constitutional officer of the U.S. state of South Dakota. The current secretary of state is Monae Johnson.

Divisions The secretary of state's office is composed of three divisions:

The Business Services Division registers corporations and other business entities, as well as trademarks, DBA statements and liens filed pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code. The Elections Division administers elections and voter registration, and regulates campaign finance. The Secretary of State also serves as the chairperson of the South Dakota Board of Elections.South Dakota Board of Elections The Administrative Services Division licenses notaries public, sports agents, and lobbyists, issues apostilles and concealed pistol permits, authorizes certain types of raffles, serves as registered agent for service of process for certain out-of-state citizens and corporations,Summons and complaint issues and publishes the South Dakota Legislative Manual (referred to as the Blue Book).South Dakota Legislative Manual

Other duties The secretary serves on the State Board of FinanceSouth Dakota State Board of Finance and maintains legislative records.Legislative records

Former officeholders See table below.

# Image Name Term of office Party1Amund O. RingsrudOctober 1, 1889 – November 7, 1892Republican2Thomas ThorsonNovember 8, 1892 – November 2, 1896Republican3William H. RoddleNovember 3, 1896 – 1901Republican4Otto C. Berg1901–1905Republican5David D. Wipf1905–1909Republican6Samuel C. Polley1909–1913Republican7Frank P. Glasner1913–1915Republican8Frank M. Rood1915—1919Republican9Charles A. Burkhart1919–1922Republican10Clarence E. Coyne1922–1927Republican11Gladys Pyle1927–1931Republican12Elizabeth Coyne1931–1933Republican13Myrtle Morrison1933–1937Democratic14Goldie Wells1937–1939Democratic15Olive A. Ringsrud1939–1943Republican16Mrs. L. M. Larsen1943–1947 Republican17Annamae Riff1947–1951Republican18Geraldine Ostroot1951–1957Republican19Clara Halls1957–1959Republican20Selma Sandness1959–1961Democratic21Essie Wiedenman1961–1965Republican22Alma Larson1965–1973Republican23Lorna Herseth1973–1979Democratic24Alice Kundert1979–1986Republican25Joyce Hazeltine1986 – January 6, 2003Republican26Chris NelsonJanuary 7, 2003 – January 6, 2011Republican27Jason GantJanuary 7, 2011 – January 9, 2015Republican28Shantel KrebsJanuary 10, 2015 – January 5, 2019Republican29Steve BarnettJanuary 6, 2019 – December 5, 2022Republican30Monae JohnsonDecember 5, 2022 – presentRepublican

See also List of company registers

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