Secretary of State of New Mexico
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| Term length | Four years |
| Formation | 1912 |
| First holder | Antonio J. Lucero |
| Website | Secretary of State of New Mexico |
The Secretary of State of New Mexico is one of the elected constitutional officers of the U.S. state of New Mexico.
From 1923 to 2015, every Secretary of State of New Mexico had been a woman. The current Secretary of State is Democrat Maggie Toulouse Oliver, winning the position in the November 2016 special election. The election was forced due to the resignation of former Secretary of State Dianna Duran in October 2015 after criminal charges were filed by the New Mexico Attorney General alleging the conversion of campaign funds to personal gambling debt.
The Secretary of State's Office is composed of four divisions:
The Secretary maintains records of bills signed into law, referendum petitions, and legislative journals, and ensures that proposed amendments to the New Mexico Constitution are published in at least one newspaper in every county in the state for four consecutive weeks, in both English and Spanish. The Secretary also serves as registered agent for service of process for foreign corporations in some lawsuits.
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