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John R. (Jay) Ashcroft is Missouri’s 40th Secretary of State, elected in November 2016. In each year of elected statewide office, he has visited every one of Missouri’s 114 counties and met with local election officials, library executives and business owners to promote the Office’s services and learn how he can help improve elections and ...
Business Services. The Business Services Division is committed to making it easier to do business in Missouri. The Division has four primary units. The Corporations Unit handles the creation and maintenance of all business entities doing business in Missouri.
The Corporations Unit of the Secretary of State is responsible for the creation and maintenance filings for all domestic and out-of-state business entities doing business in Missouri.
The articles of incorporation of a general business corporation must provide the information required by Section 351.055, RSMo. The Secretary of State’s office provides a blank form that may be used to comply with the statutory requirements. It is important to calculate incorporation fees properly.
The Secretary of State, as keeper of the Great Seal of the State of Missouri, authenticates official acts of the governor. In addition, the Secretary of State serves as the chief elections official in Missouri.
The Elections Division of the Office of the Secretary of State is responsible for administering all statewide elections, initiative petitions, and making known the rules governing elections and electronic voting systems.
The Notaries & Commissions Unit appoints and commissions notaries public, and authenticates official acts of the governor. The oaths of office and official signatures of more than 70,000 active Missouri notaries are maintained by the office.
John R. “Jay” Ashcroft is Missouri’s 40th Secretary of State, elected in November 2016, and again in 2020. Each year Secretary Ashcroft makes it a priority to visit all 114 counties in the state to thank Missourians for their hard work and dedication.
Office of the Secretary of State. State Capitol, Room 208 or State Information Center, 600 W Main. Jefferson City, MO 65101. (573) 751-4936 [ SOS Information ] info@sos.mo.gov. John R. Ashcroft, Secretary of State.
The Corporations Division provides many services necessary to ensure the valid legal existence of the various business entities authorized by law. These services allow business entities to obtain and maintain the requisite authority to transact business within Missouri.