The Alabama Secretary of State's major responsibilities include:
The Alabama Secretary of State's major responsibilities include:
- Administering Elections to ensure election integrity and voter access
- Serves as Alabama's chief elections official.
- Provides guidance to county election officials.
- Maintains the statewide voter registration database.
- Certifies statewide election results.
- Oversees campaign finance and ballot access requirements for candidates.
- Registering Businesses to ensure businesses can register and operate.
- Maintains records for corporations, LLCs, nonprofits, and partnerships doing business in Alabama.
- Processes business filings and annual reports.
- Makes business records available to the public.
- Commissioning Notaries Public
- Maintains records related to Alabama notaries public and provides information about notary requirements.
- Maintaining State Records, insuring public access to important state records
- Serves as the official custodian of many state documents.
- Preserves historical records, including legislative acts and constitutional documents.
- Trademark and Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Filings
- Registers state trademarks and service marks.
- Maintains UCC filings, which lenders use to establish security interests in business property.
