as in registrar
an official whose job is to keep records
file your intent to run for office with the city secretary
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The secretary of Homeland Security can cancel a country’s TPS designation but must decide whether to extend or terminate it at least 60 days before the expiration, based on conditions in the country.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Currently, the state superintendent is last in the line of succession, behind the president pro tem of the state Senate, the speaker of the state House of Representatives, the state treasurer, the state auditor and the secretary of state.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
The secretary of state’s office worked closely for months with each county participating in the new system and has provided significant ongoing support during the transition.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024
Attorneys general and secretaries of state in Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, New Mexico, New York, Vermont and Washington have issued warnings in just the last few days.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Currently, the state superintendent is last in the line of succession, behind the president pro tem of the state Senate, the speaker of the state House of Representatives, the state treasurer, the state auditor and the secretary of state.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
The secretary of state’s office worked closely for months with each county participating in the new system and has provided significant ongoing support during the transition.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024
Attorneys general and secretaries of state in Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, New Mexico, New York, Vermont and Washington have issued warnings in just the last few days.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretary. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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