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The secretary of state of Vermont is one of five cabinet-level constitutional officers in the U.S. state of Vermont which are elected every two years. [1] [2] The secretary of state is fourth (behind the lieutenant governor, speaker of the House of Representatives, president pro tempore of the Senate, respectively) in the line of succession to the office of Governor of Vermont.
Sarah L. Copeland Hanzas (born July 9, 1970) is an American Democratic Party politician who is currently serving as the Secretary of State of Vermont. She previously served in the Vermont House of Representatives from Orange County's 2nd district, having been first elected in 2004. [1] [2]
The 2024 Vermont Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the secretary of state of the state of Vermont.It coincided with the concurrent presidential election, as well as various state and local elections, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and governor of Vermont.
He is a former Vermont Secretary of State and former Democratic member of the Vermont State Senate, representing the Chittenden senate district. The district includes all of Chittenden County, except the town of Colchester. Condos served in the Vermont State Senate from 2001 to 2009. He was succeeded by Tim Ashe.
Both the Vermont secretary of state and the chairperson of the state committee of each major party certifies primary elections under Vermont Statutes, Title 17, Chapter 51, article 2592. Currently^, the Democratic, Progressive, Liberty Union, and Republican parties are qualified to hold primary elections in the state.
Vermont's state legislature is the Vermont General Assembly, a bicameral body composed of the Vermont House of Representatives (the lower house) and the Vermont Senate (the upper house) meet at the Vermont State House. The Senate is composed of 30 state senators, while the House of Representatives has 150 members.
The 2026 United States secretary of state elections are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the secretary of state of twenty-six U.S. states. The previous secretary of state elections for this group of states took place in 2022. The secretary of state of Vermont serves two-year terms and was last elected in 2024.
He was Washington County Probate Judge from 1837 to 1840 and again from 1841 to 1842, [7] and he compiled 1835's Laws of Vermont. [8] In 1838 he was a founder of the Vermont Historical Society. [9] He served as Washington County Clerk from 1844 to 1846. [10] From 1853 to 1855 he was Vermont Secretary of State. [11]