Oklahoma Secretary of State

Office of the Secretary of State

Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma
Agency overview
Formed	1907
Preceding agency	Office of the Territorial Secretary
Headquarters	Oklahoma State Capitol Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Employees	36 unclassified
Annual budget	$2.5 million
Minister responsible	Josh Cockroft, Secretary of State
Website	Office of the Secretary of State

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The Secretary of State of the State of Oklahoma is the chief clerical officer of Oklahoma and a member of the Oklahoma Governor's Cabinet. The Secretary of State is the only appointed constitutional member of the executive branch of the Oklahoma state government. The office of Secretary of State was elective from statehood until 1975 when the Constitution was amended and it became an appointive office, running concurrent with the Governor effective in 1979.

Democrat John Rogers served the longest in office, having been elected three times to serve. He only served eight and one-half years, however, when he resigned just six months after taking office for the third time for a four-year term.^[1] The shortest term of any Secretary of State was just nine days, served by H.G. Oliver in 1915. He was appointed to fill the job after the resignation of B.F. Harrison. He left office when newly elected S.L. Lyon took office on January 15, 1915.^[1] Although she was named as "interim" by Governor Mary Fallin and served only one month, Republican Michelle Day is considered the 31st Secretary of State.