New Hampshire Department of State explained

Agency Name:	New Hampshire Department of State
Seal:	Seal of New Hampshire.svg
Formed:	1784 (years ago)
Jurisdiction:	New Hampshire
Headquarters:	New Hampshire State House Concord, New Hampshire
Chief1 Name:	David Scanlan
Chief1 Position:	Secretary of State (acting)

The New Hampshire Department of State is a government agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire, based at the State House in Concord. The department is led by the Secretary of State, who is chartered to oversee all state elections and keep the official records of the state per the Constitution of New Hampshire as adopted in 1784.^[1] The Secretary is elected biannually by the New Hampshire General Court (state legislature).^[1]

Organization

The department is organized into seven divisions:^[1]

• Administration Division
• Corporation Division
• Division of Archives and Records Management
• Division of Uniform Commercial Code
• Division of Elections
• Division of Securities Regulation
• Division of Vital Records Administration

Administratively attached to the department are:^[1]

• New Hampshire Board of Auctioneers
• New Hampshire–Canadian Trade Council
• New Hampshire Ballot Law Commission

The department also commissions notaries public within the state.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: About . NH.gov . February 25, 2022.
2. Web site: Notary Public . NH.gov . February 25, 2022.