Secretary of State of Nebraska

The secretary of state of Nebraska is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Nebraska. In Nebraska, the secretary of state is elected for a four-year term. Vacancies are filled by appointment by the governor of Nebraska.

Secretary of State of Nebraska
Incumbent
Bob Evnen
since January 10, 2019
TypeSecretary of State
Term length4 years
Formation1854
First holderThomas B. Cuming
WebsiteOfficial homepage of the Nebraska Secretary of State (Flash/Dynamic HTML website)

The current officeholder is Bob Evnen, who took office in 2019.

Organization

The secretary of state's office is composed of four divisions:

Additional duties

The Nebraska secretary of state is the keeper of the Great Seal of the State of Nebraska, and the state's main advisor on youth civics education. The secretary is also in charge of filing, certifying, and distributing state agency rules and regulations which are to become part of the Nebraska Administrative Code. The secretary is the state's "chief protocol officer", with the duty of promoting commerce, cultural exchange and educational studies between Nebraska and foreign nations.

Boards and commissions

The Nebraska secretary of state holds ex officio these posts of the following boards and commissions:

  • Chairperson of the Nebraska State Records Board, which oversees electronic access to state government information and advises on the implementation of the Records Management Act.
  • Chairperson of the Nebraska Real Estate Commission, which licenses real estate brokers and agents and investigates complaints against licensees.
  • Chairperson of the Nebraska Collection Agency Licensing Board, which is responsible for licensing collection agencies.
  • Secretary of the Nebraska Board of Pardons, which considers applications for pardons of criminal convictions and commutations of sentences.
  • Secretary of the Board of State Canvassers, which certifies results following each statewide election.
  • Member of the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission, which administers and enforces state laws regarding ethics, campaign finance and lobbying.

List of secretaries of the Territory of Nebraska
# Image Name[5] Term of office Party Appointed By
1 Thomas B. Cuming[lower-alpha 1] 1854–1858[lower-alpha 2] Democratic Franklin Pierce
Acting John B. Motley 1858 Unknown
2 J. Sterling Morton[lower-alpha 3] 1858–1861 Democratic James Buchanan
3 Algernon S. Paddock[lower-alpha 4] 1861–1867 Republican Abraham Lincoln

List of secretaries of the State of Nebraska
Parties

  Republican (22)   Democratic (3)   Fusion (Democratic/Populist) (1)

# Image Name[5] Term of office Party
1 Thomas P. Kennard[lower-alpha 5] 1867–1871 Republican
2 William H. James[lower-alpha 6] 1871–1873 Republican
3 John J. Gosper 1873–1875 Republican
4 Bruno Tzschuck 1875–1879 Republican
5 Samuel J. Alexander[6] 1879–1883 Republican
6 Edward P. Roggen 1883–1887 Republican
7 Gilbert L. Laws[lower-alpha 7] 1887–1889 Republican
8 Benjamin R. Cowdery[lower-alpha 8] 1889–1891 Republican
9 John Clayton Allen 1891–1895 Republican
10 Joel A. Piper 1895–1897 Republican
11 William F. Porter 1897–1901 Fusion (Democratic/Populist)
12 George W. Marsh 1901–1905 Republican
13 Algernon Galusha[7] 1905–1907 Republican
14 George C. Junkin 1907–1911 Republican
15 Addison Wait 1911–1915 Republican
16 Charles W. Pool 1915–1919 Democratic
17 Darius M. Amsberry 1919–1923 Republican
18 Charles W. Pool 1923–1927 Democratic
19 Frank Marsh Sr. 1927–1933 Republican
20 Harry R. Swanson 1933–1941 Democratic
21 Frank Marsh Sr.[lower-alpha 9] 1941–1951 Republican
22 James S. Pittenger[lower-alpha 10] 1951–1953 Republican
23 Frank Marsh Jr. 1953–1971 Republican
24 Allen J. Beermann 1971–1995 Republican
25 Scott Moore[lower-alpha 11] 1995–2000 Republican
26 John A. Gale[lower-alpha 12] 2000–2019 Republican
27 Bob Evnen 2019–present Republican

Notes
  1. Served as Acting Territorial Governor of Nebraska twice; first after the death of Francis Burt from October 18, 1854, to February 23, 1855, and second after the resignation of Mark W. Izard from October 25, 1857 to January 12, 1858.
  2. Died while in office on March 23, 1858.
  3. Served as Acting Territorial Governor of Nebraska twice; first after the resignation of William A. Richardson from December 5, 1858, to May 2, 1859, and second after the resignation of Samuel W. Black from February 24, 1861, to March 6, 1861.
  4. Served as Acting Territorial Governor of Nebraska before the appointment of Alvin Saunders from March 6, 1861, to May 15, 1861.
  5. Term of office began Feb. 21, 1867.
  6. After the removal of Governor David Butler from office, William H. James served as Acting Governor of Nebraska for most of his term as Secretary of State, since at that time, under the Constitution of 1866, Nebraska had no lieutenant governor.
  7. Resigned Nov. 20, 1889, after he was elected to fill the unexpired term in Congress caused by the death of James Laird.
  8. Appointed by Governor John Milton Thayer to fill the vacancy created by the election of Gilbert L. Laws to the House of Representatives.
  9. Died while in office on February 9, 1951.
  10. Appointed Feb. 10, 1951, by Governor Val Peterson to fill the vacancy created by the death of Frank Marsh Sr.
  11. Resigned to take a job with Union Pacific Railroad.[8]
  12. Appointed Dec. 18, 2000, by Governor Mike Johanns to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Scott Moore.

See also

References
  1. Nebraska Corporations Division
  2. Nebraska UCC Division
  3. Nebraska Notary Public Division
  4. Nebraska Address Confidentiality Program
  5. 2018-19 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF) (54th ed.). 2019. p. 422. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  6. "Republican Ticket". Nebraska State Journal. November 5, 1878. p. 2.
  7. "Washington County Returns". Blair Courier. November 16, 1904. p. 4. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  8. Paul Hammel (March 21, 2017), "Longtime Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale won't run for re-election", Omaha World-Herald, retrieved November 21, 2022
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