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In 1868, North Carolina created a new constitution, which provided for the popular election of the secretary of state with four-year terms and no term limits. [5] Thad A. Eure held the office from 1936 to 1989, setting the latest record tenure.
Three years later North Carolina Secretary of State Rufus L. Edmisten resigned from office, [8] and in April 1996 Hunt appointed Faulkner to fill in the vacancy. [3] In this capacity she was the first woman to serve on the North Carolina Council of State. [8] She held the office until January 1997 [3] when she was succeeded by Elaine Marshall. [6]
The legislature derives its authority from Article II of the North Carolina Constitution. [11] The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature. Like all other states except for Nebraska, the legislature is bicameral, currently consisting of the 120-member North Carolina House of Representatives [12] and the 50-member North Carolina ...
Responsible for overseeing businesses, the secretary registers trademarks, manages land records and oversees legislative lobbyists. Unlike in other states, North Carolina’s secretary of state ...
North Carolina Secretary of State elections (3 P) Pages in category "Secretaries of state of North Carolina" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
North Carolina Secretary of State Candidates. Democratic incumbent Elaine Marshall, who has held the office since 1997, is running for re-election against Republican Chad Brown in November.
Edmisten was born on July 12, 1941, in Boone, North Carolina, to Walter F. Edmisten and Nell Hollar Edmisten.He graduated from Appalachian High School in 1959. [1]He earned an undergraduate degree in political science with honors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a J.D. from the George Washington University Law Center in Washington, D.C., where he served on the Law Review.
“We don’t have a business entity by that name in our Business Registration database,” said Liz Proctor, a spokeswoman for the North Carolina secretary of state.