Secretary of State of Idaho

Constitutional office in Idaho, United States

Secretary of State of Idaho

Great Seal of the State of Idaho

Incumbent
Phil McGrane

since January 2, 2023

Style| The Honorable
Term length| Four years
Inaugural holder| A. J. Pinkham
1890
Website| Official website

The secretary of state of Idaho is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is an elected position within the executive branch of the state government. The current secretary of state is Phil McGrane.

## Duties of the secretary of state

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### Electoral

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The secretary is responsible for the administration of elections and regulation of lobbying and campaign finance.[1]

### Economic

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The secretary's office registers business entities,[2] files liens under the Uniform Commercial Code,[3] and registers trademarks and service marks within the state.[4]

### Administrative and governmental

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The secretary is the keeper of the Great Seal of Idaho, and as such is responsible for licensing notaries public, as well as authenticating documents and issuing apostilles.[5] The secretary's office also provides information and publications to the general public, including the Idaho Blue Book, and is also an ex officio member of the Idaho Code Commission.[6] The secretary also administers the Idaho Will Registry,[7] the Idaho Health Care Directive Registry (for such documents as living wills and medical powers of attorney),[8] and the state's Address Confidentiality Program.[9]

## List of secretaries of state of Idaho

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Party designations: (R) = Republican; (D) = Democrat; (S.R.) = Silver Republican

Territorial government (1863–1890)  Name | Appointed

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William B. Daniels | October 3, 1863
C. DeWitt Smith | April 7, 1864
Horace G. Gilson | April 9, 1865
S.R. Howlett | July 26, 1866
Edward J. Curtis | April 5, 1869, reappointed May 2, 1874
Robert A. Sidebotham | April 29, 1878
Theodore F. Singiser | December 22, 1880
Edward L. Curtis | March 3, 1883
D. P. B. Pride | February 7, 1884
Edward J. Curtis | December 2, 1885, reappointed December 2, 1889
State government (1890 through present)  Name/Party | Term of office | Remarks

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A.J. Pinkham (R) | May 1, 1891, to February 1, 1893 | Elected 1890
J.F. Curtis (R) | February 1, 1893, to July 1, 1895 | Elected 1892
Isaac W. Garrett (R) | July 1, 1895, to April 1, 1897 | Elected 1894
George Lewis (P-D) | April 1, 1897, to February 1, 1899 | Elected 1896
M.A. Patrie (R) | February 1, 1899, to July 1, 1901 | Elected 1898
Charles Bassett (S.R.-D) | July 1, 1901, to May 1, 1903 | Elected 1900
Will H. Gibson (R) | May 1, 1903, to July 1, 1907 | Elected 1902; reelected 1904
Robert Lansdon (R) | July 1, 1907, to February 1, 1911 | Elected 1906; reelected 1908
Wilford L. Gifford (R) | February 1, 1911, to April 1, 1915 | Elected 1910; reelected 1912
George R. Barker (R) | April 1, 1915, to January 1, 1917 | Elected 1914
William T. Dougherty (D) | January 1, 1917, to June 1, 1919 | Elected 1916
Robert O. Jones (R) | June 1, 1919, to January 1, 1923 | Elected 1918; reelected 1920
F.A. Jeter (R) | January 1, 1923, to March 1, 1927 | Elected 1922; reelected 1924
Fred E. Lukens (R) | March 1, 1927, to February 1, 1933 | Elected 1926; reelected 1928, 1930
Franklin Girard (D) | February 1, 1933, to March 1, 1937 | Elected 1932; reelected 1934
Ira H. Masters (D) | March 1, 1937, to February 1, 1939 | Elected 1936
George H. Curtis (D) | February 1, 1939, to January 1, 1945 | Elected 1938; reelected 1940, 1942
Ira H. Masters (D) | January 1, 1945, to June 1, 1947 | Elected 1944
J.D. (Cy) Price (R) | June 1, 1947, to January 1, 1951 | Elected 1946 [10]
Ira H. Masters (D) | January 1, 1951, to February 19, 1956 | Elected 1950; reelected 1954; died in office
James H. Young (R) | February 27, 1956, to May 1, 1959 | Appointed to fill vacancy
Arnold Williams (D) | May 1, 1959, to March 29, 1966 | Elected 1958; reelected 1962; resigned March 29, 1966
Louis E. Clapp (D) | March 29, 1966, to February 1, 1967 | Appointed to fill vacancy
Edson H. Deal (R) | February 1, 1967, to April 22, 1967 | Elected 1966; died in office
Pete T. Cenarrusa (R) | January 5, 1967, to June 1, 2003 | Appointed to fill vacancy; Elected 1970; reelected 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998
Ben Ysursa (R) | June 1, 2003, to May 1, 2015 | Elected 2002; reelected 2006, 2010
Lawerence Denney (R) | May 1, 2015, to January 2, 2023 | Elected 2014; reelected 2018
Phil McGrane (R) | January 2, 2023 | Elected 2022

## See also

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* Idaho portal

* List of company registers

## References

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1. ^ "Elections Division". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
2. ^ Idaho Business Entities
3. ^ "Uniform Commercial Code". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
4. ^ "Trademarks & Service Marks". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
5. ^ "Notaries, Apostilles, & Authentications". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
6. ^ Idaho Publications Archived July 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
7. ^ "Will Registry". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
8. ^ "Health Care Directive Registry". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
9. ^ "Address Confidentiality Program". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
10. ^ "Price will seek state's top post". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). February 22, 1950. p. 1.

## External links

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* Official homepage of the Idaho Secretary of State
* Official Idaho voters' website, operated by the Idaho Secretary of State
* List of statewide elected officers of Idaho

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Secretaries of state in the United States

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▌Nancy Dahlstrom (R)

▌Adrian Fontes (D)

▌Cole Jester (R)

▌Shirley Weber (D)

▌Jena Griswold (D)

▌Stephanie Thomas (D)

▌Charuni Patibanda-Sanchez (D)

▌Cord Byrd (R)

▌Brad Raffensperger (R)

▌Sylvia Luke (D)

▌Phil McGrane (R)

▌Alexi Giannoulias (D)

▌Diego Morales (R)

▌Paul Pate (R)

▌Scott Schwab (R)

▌Michael Adams (R)

▌Nancy Landry (R)

▌Shenna Bellows (D)

▌Susan C. Lee (D)

▌William F. Galvin (D)

▌Jocelyn Benson (D)

▌Steve Simon (DFL)

▌Michael Watson (R)

▌Denny Hoskins (R)

▌Christi Jacobsen (R)

▌Bob Evnen (R)

▌Cisco Aguilar (D)

▌David Scanlan (R)

▌Tahesha Way (D)

▌Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D)

▌Walter T. Mosley (D)

▌Elaine Marshall (D)

▌Michael Howe (R)

▌Frank LaRose (R)

▌Josh Cockroft (R)

▌Tobias Read (D)

▌Al Schmidt (R)

▌Gregg Amore (D)

▌Mark Hammond (R)

▌Monae Johnson (R)

▌Tre Hargett (R)

▌Jane Nelson (R)

▌Deidre Henderson (R)

▌Sarah Copeland Hanzas (D)

▌Kelly Gee (R)

▌Steve Hobbs (D)

▌Kris Warner (R)

▌Sarah Godlewski (D)

▌Chuck Gray (R)

Federal districts:

▌Kimberly A. Bassett (D)

Territories:

▌Pulu Ae Ae Jr. (R)

▌Josh Tenorio (D)

▌David M. Apatang (I)

▌Verónica Ferraiuoli (PNP/D)*

▌Tregenza Roach (D)

Political party affiliations
28 ▌Republican (28 states)
26 ▌Democratic (22 states, 3 territories, 1 district)
1 ▌Independent (1 territory)
1 ▌New Progressive (1 territory)
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An asterisk (*) indicates that the officeholder is serving in an acting capacity.

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* Secretary of State
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* Treasurer
* Controller
* Superintendent of Public Instruction

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