Secretary of State of Maine | |
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since January 4, 2021 | |
Style | The Honorable Madam Secretary |
Term length | 2 years |
Inaugural holder | Ashur Ware |
Formation | March 15, 1820 |
Salary | $77,792 [1] |
Website | Official website |
The secretary of state of Maine is a constitutional officer in the U.S. state of Maine and serves as the head of the Maine Department of State. The Secretary of State performs duties of both a legislative branch as well as an executive branch officer. The role oversees areas that include motor vehicle licensing, state identification, record keeping, and corporate chartering.[2]
The secretary of state is elected biannually by ballot of members of both houses of the Maine Legislature assembled together,[2] identical in procedure to its neighbor, New Hampshire.[3] The position is elected at the start of the first session of the Maine Legislature, which also sits for a two-year term, concurrent with the other constitutional officers of Maine.[2]
The incumbent secretary of state is Shenna Bellows, who took office on January 4, 2021.[4][5]