Alabama:
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Secretary of State
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Alaska:
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Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General and Clerk of the Appellate Courts
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Arizona:
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Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State
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Arkansas:
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Secretary of State; Chief Deputy Secretary of State
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California:
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Secretary of State; any Assistant Secretary of State; any Deputy Secretary of State
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Colorado:
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Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State
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Connecticut:
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Secretary of the State; Deputy Secretary of the State
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Delaware:
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Secretary of State; Acting Secretary of State
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Florida:
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Secretary of State
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Georgia:*
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Secretary of State; Notary Public Division Director
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Hawaii:
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Lieutenant Governor of the State of Hawaii
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Idaho:
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Secretary of State; Chief Deputy Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State; Notary Public Clerk
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Illinois:
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Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State
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Indiana:
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Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State
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Iowa:
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Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State
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Kansas:
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Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State; any Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
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Kentucky:
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Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State
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Louisiana:
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Secretary of State
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Maine:
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Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State
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Maryland:
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Secretary of State
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Massachusetts:
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Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for Public Records beginning in 1981 through January 13, 1995)Deputy Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (beginning January 16, 1995 through November 16, 1995)Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (from November?17, 1995)
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Michigan:
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Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State
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Minnesota:
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Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State
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Mississippi:
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Secretary of State; any Assistant Secretary of State
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Missouri:
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Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State
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Montana:
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Secretary of State; Chief Deputy Secretary of State; Government Affairs Bureau Chief
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Nebraska:
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Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State
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Nevada:
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Secretary of State; Chief Deputy Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State
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New Hampshire:
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Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State
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New Jersey: **
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Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State
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New Mexico:
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Secretary of State
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New York:
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Secretary of State; Executive Deputy Secretary of State; any Deputy Secretary of State; any Special Deputy Secretary of State
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North Carolina:
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Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State
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North Dakota:
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Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State
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Ohio:
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Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State
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Oklahoma:
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Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State; Budget Officer of the Secretary of State
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Oregon:
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Secretary of State; Acting Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State; and Assistant to the Secretary of State
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Pennsylvania:
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Secretary of the Commonwealth; any Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth; Commissioner of the Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation
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Rhode Island:
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Secretary of State; First Deputy Secretary of State; Second Deputy Secretary of State
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South Carolina:
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Secretary of State
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South Dakota:
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Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State
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Tennessee:
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Secretary of State
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Texas:
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Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State
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Utah:
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Lieutenant Governor; Deputy Lieutenant Governor; Administrative Assistant
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Vermont:
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Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State
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Virginia:
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Secretary of the Commonwealth; Chief Clerk, Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Washington (State):
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Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State; Director, Department of Licensing
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West Virginia:
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Secretary of State; Under Secretary of State; any Deputy Secretary of State
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Wisconsin:
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Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State
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Wyoming:
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Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State
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Other SubdivisionsAmerican Samoa:
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Secretary of American Samoa; Attorney General of American Samoa
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District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.):
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Executive Secretary; Assistant Executive Secretary; Mayor's Special Assistant and Assistant to the Executive Secretary; Secretary of the District of Columbia
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Guam (Territory of):
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Director, Department of Administration; Acting Director, Department of Administration; Deputy Director, Department of Administration; Acting Deputy Director, Department of Administration
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Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the):
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Attorney General; Acting Attorney General; Clerk of the Court, Commonwealth Trial Court; Deputy Clerk, Commonwealth Trial Court
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Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of):
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Under Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State for External Affairs; Assistant Secretary of State; Chief, Certifications Office; Director, Office of Protocol; Assistant Secretary of State for International Affairs, Chief, Certification Office
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Virgin Islands of the United States
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no authority designated".
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