The first secretary of state for Kansas was John Winter Robinson, a physician originally from Litchfield, Maine, but who had settled in Manhattan, Kansas, in 1857. Robinson was elected in December 1859, in anticipation of statehood for Kansas, and sworn in after Kansas was admitted to the Union in February 1861.[2]
As a result of a bond scandal, Robinson was impeached on February 26, 1862, along with the governor, Charles L. Robinson, and state auditor, George S. Hillyer. Robinson was convicted by the Kansas Senate on June 12, 1862, and removed from his office, becoming the first state executive branch official to be impeached and removed from office in U.S. history. Hillyer was also removed from office, on June 16, but Governor Robinson was acquitted. Sanders R. Shepard succeeded to the job of secretary of state on July 28, 1862.[2]
In 2015, Secretary Kris Kobach requested and was granted by the Kansas Legislature prosecutorial power in voter fraud cases. In October that year, he filed his first three-vote fraud cases dealing with voting in two states.[3]
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The secretary of state is the chief elections officer of the state, administering elections and voter registration throughout the state. The office also receives campaign finance reports and registers lobbyists. The duty of regulating lobbying and campaign finance is shared with the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission. The secretary was granted by the Kansas Legislature prosecutorial power in voter fraud cases and is the first and only secretary of state to hold that power.[3]
The Secretary's Publications Section is responsible for publishing various legal and informational documents for the state including statutory and administrative law publications such as session laws, regulations and the state's gazette, the Kansas Register.[4]
^"Republican Schwab wins Kansas secretary of state race". www.hutchpost.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
^ abBlackmar, Frank (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History. Standard Publishing Co. pp. 592–598.
^ abEveld, Edward M. (October 28, 2015). "Former Olathe couple among those charged with voter fraud by Kris Kobach". Kansas City Star. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
^"Kansas Secretary of State - Legal Publications". www.kssos.org. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
^"Safe at Home Main". Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
^"Census Information". Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
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The secretary of state of Kansas is one of the constitutional officers of the U S state of Kansas The current secretary of state is the former speaker pro tempore of the Kansas House of Representatives Scott Schwab who was sworn in on January 14 2019 1 Secretary of state of the State of KansasSeal of the secretary of state of KansasIncumbentScott Schwabsince January 14 2019Inaugural holderJohn Winter RobinsonFormationFebruary 1861Websitesos wbr kansas wbr gov Contents 1 History 2 Duties 2 1 Electoral 2 2 Economic 2 3 Administrative 3 Officeholders 3 1 Territorial 3 2 State 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe first secretary of state for Kansas was John Winter Robinson a physician originally from Litchfield Maine but who had settled in Manhattan Kansas in 1857 Robinson was elected in December 1859 in anticipation of statehood for Kansas and sworn in after Kansas was admitted to the Union in February 1861 2 As a result of a bond scandal Robinson was impeached on February 26 1862 along with the governor Charles L Robinson and state auditor George S Hillyer Robinson was convicted by the Kansas Senate on June 12 1862 and removed from his office becoming the first state executive branch official to be impeached and removed from office in U S history Hillyer was also removed from office on June 16 but Governor Robinson was acquitted Sanders R Shepard succeeded to the job of secretary of state on July 28 1862 2 In 2015 Secretary Kris Kobach requested and was granted by the Kansas Legislature prosecutorial power in voter fraud cases In October that year he filed his first three vote fraud cases dealing with voting in two states 3 Duties editElectoral edit The secretary of state is the chief elections officer of the state administering elections and voter registration throughout the state The office also receives campaign finance reports and registers lobbyists The duty of regulating lobbying and campaign finance is shared with the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission The secretary was granted by the Kansas Legislature prosecutorial power in voter fraud cases and is the first and only secretary of state to hold that power 3 Economic edit The secretary operates the Business Filing Center which registers business entities trademarks trade names and liens made pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code The secretary regulates a wide variety of businesses including sports agents trade unions cemeteries and funeral homes Administrative edit The Secretary s Publications Section is responsible for publishing various legal and informational documents for the state including statutory and administrative law publications such as session laws regulations and the state s gazette the Kansas Register 4 The secretary also operates Safe at Home the state s Address Confidentiality Program 5 and conducts census adjustments 6 Officeholders editTerritorial edit Name Term PartyDaniel Woodson 1854 1857 DemocraticFrederick P Stanton 1857James W Denver 1857 1858Hugh Sleight Walsh 1858 1860George M Beebe 1860 1861State edit Image Name Term PartyJohn Winter Robinson 1861 1862 RepublicanSanders Rufus Shepherd 1862 1863Warren Wirt Henry Lawrence 1863 1865Rinaldo Allen Barker 1865 1869 nbsp Thomas Moonlight 1869 1871William Hillary Smallwood 1871 1875Thomas Horne Cavanaugh 1875 1879James Smith 1879 1885Edwin Bird Allen 1885 1889William Higgins 1889 1893Russell Scott Osborn 1893 1895 PopulistWilliam Corydon Edwards 1895 1897 RepublicanWilliam Eben Bush 1897 1899 PopulistGeorge Alfred Clark 1899 1903 RepublicanJoel Randall Burrow 1903 1907Charles Eugene Denton 1907 1911Charles Harrison Sessions 1911 1915John Thomas Botkin 1915 1919 nbsp Lewis Julian Pettijohn 1919 1922David Owen McCray 1922 1923Frank Joseph Ryan 1923 1929Edgbert Albert Cornell 1929 1933Frank Joseph Ryan 1933 1949Larry Ryan 1949 1951 DemocraticPaul R Shanahan 1951 1966 RepublicanElwill M Shanahan 1966 1978Jack Brier 1978 1987 nbsp Bill Graves 1987 1995Ron Thornburgh 1995 2010 nbsp Chris Biggs 2010 2011 Democratic nbsp Kris Kobach 2011 2019 Republican nbsp Scott Schwab 2019 presentSee also editList of company registersReferences edit Republican Schwab wins Kansas secretary of state race www hutchpost com Retrieved January 14 2019 a b Blackmar Frank 1912 Kansas A Cyclopedia of State History Standard Publishing Co pp 592 598 a b Eveld Edward M October 28 2015 Former Olathe couple among those charged with voter fraud by Kris Kobach Kansas City Star Retrieved October 30 2015 Kansas Secretary of State Legal Publications www kssos org Retrieved January 14 2019 Safe at Home Main Kansas Secretary of State Retrieved January 14 2019 Census Information Kansas Secretary of State Retrieved January 14 2019 External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Secretary of State of Kansas amp oldid 1161612149, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,