Secretary of State of Arkansas

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Secretary of State of Arkansas
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Incumbent
John Thurston
since January 15, 2019
Style Mr. Secretary
(informal)
The Honorable
(formal)
Seat State Capitol, Little Rock, Arkansas
Term length Four years, renewable once (Seventy-third Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution of 1874)
Constituting instrument Arkansas Constitution of 1836
PrecursorSecretary of Arkansas Territory
FormationSeptember 16, 1836
(187 years ago)
 (1836-09-16)
First holderRobert A. Watkins
Salary$54,305 [1]
Website sos.arkansas.gov

The secretary of state of Arkansas is one of the elected constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Arkansas.

Contents

The current secretary of state is Republican John Thurston, former Arkansas land commissioner from Pulaski County in central Arkansas.

Organization

The secretary of state's office is composed of seven divisions:

Other duties

The secretary of state also publishes the state's administrative regulations and the state gazette, the Arkansas Register. [2]

Officeholders

Democrats were elected exclusively to the office of secretary of state from the later Reconstruction era until the retirement of Charlie Daniels to run for State Auditor in 2010, when the first modern-day Republican to hold the office, Mark Martin, was elected. Secretaries of state during the statehood of Arkansas include: [3]

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References

  1. "Arkansas state government salary". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  2. "Rules & Regulations". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  3. "Office of Secretary of State". The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  4. Kwas, Mary L. (2011). A Pictorial History of Arkansas's Old State House. University of Arkansas Press. p. 127. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
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