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As the secretary of state is elected by the legislature, the secretary of state's office is considered to be part of the legislative branch, not the executive branch, of government in Tennessee. [1] Duties of the secretary of state's office include the chartering of corporations , the registration of trademarks and service marks , and the ...
In January 2009, the state legislature's new Republican majority voted to replace longtime Secretary of State Riley Darnell with Hargett. Hargett immediately resigned from his position as TRA chairman and took office as secretary of state on January 15, 2009.
According to the Tennessee Constitution of 1870, the Secretary of State is to be elected to a four-year term by the General Assembly in a joint convention. "Joint convention" means that the 99 state Representatives and 33 state Senators sit as a single body and cast individual votes. A majority of the 132 votes (67) is thus required for election.
The Tennessee Attorney General’s office declined to comment, and the Secretary of State's office did not answer The Tennessean's question about seeking an opinion from the attorney general.
Tennessee's top election office has sent letters to more than 14,000 registered voters asking them to prove their citizenship, a move that alarmed voting rights advocates as possible intimidation.
According to the Tennessee Secretary of State's office, 1,712,451 people have cast either a ballot in person or via absentee ballot as of Monday, Oct. 28. That is just slightly over 35% of ...
The Tennessee Secretary of State’s office reported 2,963 votes for Scarbrough to 2,705 for Ragan. Ragan does not contest that he received fewer votes than his opponent, but he alleges that many ...
The Tennessee Governor's Cabinet is an advisory body that oversees the executive branch of the Tennessee state government. Members, titled "commissioners," are appointed by the governor—not subject to the approval of the Tennessee General Assembly —and oversee the various government departments and agencies.