Scope and Content: As record keeper for the Commonwealth, the state secretary has responsibility for administration of elections, maintenance of public records, filing and distribution of regulations and public documents, corporate registration, lobbying agent registration, recording of appointments and commissions, storage of historical data, preservation of historic sites, administration and enforcement of the Massachusetts Uniform Securities Act, information and referral on all aspects of state government, and until 1990, administration of the state decennial census.  The secretary may request his office and subagency heads to provide transition reports to facilitate the orderly transfer of responsibilities to the secretary’s successor, and to assess the progress and status of the office and its constituent divisions.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by office holder, thereunder by subagency
Notes: Dates of published materials may predate file dates
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