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The secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.Originally appointed under authority of the English Crown pursuant to the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company, the office of secretary of the Commonwealth (equivalent to "secretaries of state" in other U.S. jurisdictions) became an elective one in 1780.
[14] [15] [16] On June 2, 2018, Zakim won the endorsement of the Massachusetts Democratic Party at its state convention, defeating Galvin, 55% to 45%. [17] Galvin subsequently defeated Zakim in the Democratic primary on September 4, with 67% of the vote. [18] On November 6, Galvin won re-election as Secretary of the Commonwealth. [19]
The bill, which went into effect in 1971, reorganized the state government into 10 executive offices led by secretaries who served at the pleasure of the governor. [6] The Executive Office of Administration and Finance combined the existing administration and finance operation with the department of corporations and taxation.
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The state has an open-meeting law enforced by the attorney general, and a public-records law enforced by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. [24] A 2008 report by the Better Government Association and National Freedom of Information Coalition ranked Massachusetts 43rd out of the 50 US states in government transparency.
On September 15, 1789, before Jefferson could return to take the post, Washington signed into law another act which changed the name of the office from Secretary of Foreign Affairs to Secretary of State, changed the name of the department to the Department of State, and added several domestic powers and responsibilities to both the office of secretary and the department.
Massachusetts Secretary of State elections (21 P) Pages in category "Secretaries of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
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