Overview of the Secretary of State Web Site

The following is a list of major subject areas you will find on the Secretary of State web site.
Subject areas are listed by division and are not all inclusive.

• Archives

The State Archives preserves and keeps accessible state government records deemed by statute, records schedule or archival appraisal to have continuing value. The records date from c.1750 to the present. Our website contains information on our reference services, as well as our mission statement and background information.

Details about the records at the Archives can be found at Archives Collections, which includes a guide to the Archives collections, a summary of the photograph collections, and a link to a statewide archives and manuscripts catalog called ARCCAT.

In addition to traditional responsibilities, the Archives maintains certification files on all 17,000 Vermont notaries public and certifies notary signatures. The Archives receives, advertises, and files rules proposed under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).  We also assist private Vermont repositories through technical advice (for instance information on electronic records ) and through our role as liaison (the Vermont Historical Records Advisory Board) to the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

The Government Issues & Information portion of the Archives website provides detailed information on Vermont Elections, Legislative Leadership, Campaign Finance,  Vermont's Constitutions,  Archives Presentations, and Continuing Issues of Government.  "Continuing Issues of Government" was created to help provide context for public dialogue on the continuing issues of government and governance such as majority election of officers, judicial review, and statewide referendum.

The State Archives also provides publications (a list of which is posted on the web), and has some online exhibits.

• Corporations

• Elections

• Professional Regulation