Nevada Secretary of StateGovernment

The Nevada Secretary of State is an independently elected constitutional officer within the executive branch of the State of Nevada. Its primary mandate is to serve as the state's chief elections officer, maintain the official commercial and corporate registry, regulate state securities and investment firms, license notaries public, and preserve the official acts and records of the Legislature and Governor. Established in 1864 under Article V of the original Constitution of the State of Nevada upon admission to the Union during the American Civil War as the "Battle Born" state, Chauncey N. Noteware served as the inaugural Secretary of State.