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How do I incorporate my business?

Learn how to incorporate your business and find information at your state office.

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As with every legal tutorial, your mileage with this tutorial may vary. Local, state, and country laws are different all over. MyTutorials.com does not provide legal advice - we strongly recommend you find a professional business attorney to assist you with this process. Anything we say in this tutorial may be wrong, we hope it is all correct, but take it all with a grain of salt. To sum up: go talk to an attorney or your Secretary of State's office (Contact information at the bottom)!

Steps to Incorporate Your Business

1. Where should I incorporate?

Typically, if you only operate in one state, you should incorporate in that state. If you operate in multiple states, you should determine which state is the friendliest to corporations and incorporate in that state. The friendliest state in the nation is Delaware, it has designed its laws and legal precedents to be very business friendly.

2. Select a Corporate Name

Selecting a company name can be daunting task. Most Secretary of State (SOS) offices require you to check with them to see if your chosen name is available before registering documents using that name. Most additionally require you file paperwork for your fictitious name (DBA, or Doing Business As) to register it prior to filing your corporate registration paperwork.

Perform an Internet search on Google (you can use the search box on the left) to see if your name is going to conflict with an existing business. In addition, check the US Patent and Trademark Office for an existing trademark for your company name.

3. Determine Who Will Register the Corporation

You will need a Registered Agent in your state of filing to receive official corporate forms, paperwork, and notices. This can be you, a family member, an attorney, or a service specifically hired for this task. This Registered Agent must live in the state you are registering in. If the state is one you do not do business in, Delaware for most corporations is a popular example, there are companies formed to perform this task for you.

4. Determine Who Will File the Paperwork

There are generally three ways to incorporate: self-filing, incorporation service, or business attorney. Self filing is the least expensive option, though can cause problems if not performed correctly. Incorporation services generally costs several hundred dollars and can take some of the confusion out of the process. The final and most expensive option is the business attorney who can cost from several hundred to several thousand dollars.

5. How Will the Stock be Structured?

When you incorporate, you issue stock to shareholders in the corporation. Depending on the makeup of the ownership in your corporation, this task can be time consuming or simple. In most states, the more shares you issue, the higher the charges and yearly filing fees. You can design several different classes of stock which have different voting and preferential rights in a company. You will define these classes in your incorporation documents.

6. Prepare Your Corporation By Laws

Company bylaws are developed to outline the operating procedure of your corporation. By-laws cover a variety of rules including:

  • How board members are elected
  • Duties of the board members
  • Quorum requirements of shareholder and board meetings
  • Date and time of board meetings
  • More

Example By Laws:

Sample
BYLAWS OF

__________________

ARTICLE I. MEETING

Section 1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the Shareholders of this Corporation shall be held on __________ of each year or at such other time and place designated by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Business transacted at the annual meeting shall include the election of Directors of the Corporation. If the designated day shall fall on a Sunday or legal holiday, then the meeting shall be held on the first business day thereafter.

Section 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Shareholders shall be held when directed by the President or the Board of Directors, or when requested in writing by the holders of not less than a majority of all the shares entitled to vote at the meeting. A meeting requested by Shareholders shall be called for a date not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days after request is made, unless the Shareholders requesting the meeting designate a later date. The call for the meeting shall be issued by the Secretary, the President, a majority of Shareholders, the Board of Directors, or such other person as designated by any of the same.

Section 3. Place. Meetings of Shareholders shall be held at the principal place of business of the Corporation, the law office representing the Corporation or at such other place as may be designated by the Board of Directors.

Section 4. Notice. Written notice stating the place, day and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the meeting, either personally or by first class mail, by or at the direction of the President, the Secretary or the officer or persons calling the meeting, to each Shareholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail, prepaid and addressed to the Shareholder at his address as it appears on the stock transfer books of the Corporation.

Section 5. Notice of Adjourned Meeting. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of the adjourned meeting if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted on the original date of the meeting. However, if after the adjournment the Board of Directors fixes a new record date for the adjournment meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as provided in this Article to each Shareholder of record.

Section 6. Shareholder Quorum and Voting. A majority of the shares entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of Shareholders. If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the Shareholders, unless otherwise provided by law.

Section 7. Voting of Shares. Each outstanding share shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of Shareholders.

Section 8. Proxies. A Shareholder may vote either in person or by proxy executed in writing by the Shareholder or his duly authorized attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid eleven (11) months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy.

Section 9. Action by Shareholders Without a Meeting. Any action required by law, these Bylaws, or the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation to be taken at any annual or special meeting of Shareholders, or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of Shareholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted, as is provided by law.

ARTICLE II. DIRECTORS

Section 1. Function. The Board of Directors shall exercise its power and authority to manage the business and affairs of the Corporation.

Section 2. Qualification. Directors need not be residents of this state and Shareholders of this Corporation.

Section 3. Compensation. The Board of Directors shall have authority to fix the compensation of Directors.

Section 4. Presumption of Assent. A Director of the Corporation who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless he votes against such action or abstains from voting in respect thereto because of an asserted conflict of interest.

Section 5. Number. This Corporation shall have ____ Director(s).

Section 6. Election and Term. Each person named in the Articles of Incorporation as a member of the initial Board of Directors shall hold office until the First Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation, removal from office or death.

At the First Annual Meeting of Shareholders and at each annual meeting thereafter, the Shareholders shall elect Directors to hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting. Each Director shall hold office for a term for which he is elected and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation, removal from office or death.

Section 7. Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors, including any vacancy created by reason of an increase in the number of Directors, may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors. A Director elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office only until the next election of Directors by the Shareholders.

Section 8. Removal of Directors. At a meeting of Shareholders called expressly for that purpose, any Director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by a vote of the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of Directors.

Section 9. Quorum and Voting. A majority of the number of Directors fixed by these Bylaws shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The act of voting by the Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

Section 10. Executive and Other Committees. The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the full Board of Directors, may designate from among its members and executive committee and one or more other committees each of which, to the extent provided in such resolution shall have and may exercise all the authority of the Board of Directors, except as is provided by law.

Section 11. Place of Meeting. Regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

Section 12. Time, Notice and Call of Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held without notice on ______________ of each year. Written notice of the time and place of special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be given to each Director by either personal delivery, telegram or cablegram at least three (3) days before the meeting or by notice mailed to the Director at least three (3) days before the meeting.

Notice of a meeting of the Board of Directors need not be given to any Director who signs a Waiver of Notice either before or after a meeting. Attendance of a Director at a meeting shall constitute a Waiver of Notice of such meeting and waiver of any and all objections to the place of the meeting, the time of the meeting, or the manner in which it has been called or convened, except when a Director states, at the beginning of the meeting, any objections to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the Notice or Waiver of Notice of such meeting.

A majority of the Directors present, whether or not a quorum exists, may adjourn any meeting of the Board of Directors to another time and place. Notice of any such adjourned meeting shall be given to the Directors who were not present at the time of the adjournment and, unless the time and place of the adjourned meeting are announced at the time of the adjournment, to the other Directors.

Meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board, by the President of the Corporation, or by any two Directors.

Members of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of such Board by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time.

Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.

Section 13. Action Without a Meeting. Any action required to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors, or any action which may be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so to be taken, signed by all the Directors, or all the members of the committee, as the case may be, is filed in the Minutes of the proceedings of the Board or of the committee. Such consent shall have the same effect as a unanimous vote.

ARTICLE III. OFFICERS

Section 1. Officers. The Officers of this Corporation shall consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary and a Treasurer, each of whom shall be elected by the Board of Directors. Such other Officers and assistant Officers and Agents as may be deemed necessary may be elected or appointed by the Board of Directors from time to time. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

Section 2. Duties. The Officers of this Corporation shall have the following duties:
(1) The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation, shall have the general and active management of the business and affairs of the Corporation subject to the directions of the Board of Directors, and shall preside at all meetings of the Shareholders and Board of Directors.

(2) The Vice President(s), in the order designated by the Board of Directors, or lacking such a designation by the President, shall, in the absence of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the President.

(3) The Secretary shall have custody of and maintain all of the corporate records except the financial records and shall, as requested, record the minutes of all meetings of the Shareholders and Board of Directors, send all notices of all meetings and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the President.

(4) The Treasurer shall have the custody of all corporate funds and financial records, shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements and render accounts thereof at the annual meetings of Shareholders, and whenever else required by the Board of Directors or the President, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the President.

Section 3. Removal of Officers. An officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed by the Board whenever, in its judgment, the best interests of the Corporation will be served thereby.

Any vacancy in any office may be filled by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE IV. STOCK CERTIFICATES

Section 1. Issuance. Every holder of shares in this Corporation shall be entitled to have a Certificate representing all shares to which he is entitled. No Certificate shall be issued for any share until such share is fully paid.

Section 2. Form. Certificates representing shares in this Corporation shall be signed by the President and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary and may be sealed with the Seal of this Corporation or a facsimile thereof.

Section 3. Transfer of Stock. The Corporation shall register a Stock Certificate presented to it for transfer if the Certificate is properly endorsed by the holder of record or by his duly
authorized attorney.

Section 4. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. If the shareholder shall claim to have lost or destroyed a Certificate of shares issued, upon the making of an affidavit of the fact by the
person claiming the Certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed, and, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, upon the deposit of a bond or other indemnity in such amount and with
such sureties, if any, as the Board may reasonably require, the Board of Directors may direct a new Certificate or Certificates to be issued in place of any Certificate or Certificates theretofore
issued by the Corporation.

ARTICLE V. BOOKS AND RECORDS

Section 1. Books and Records. This Corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its Shareholders, Board of Directors and committees of Directors.

This Corporation shall keep at its registered office or principal place of business, a record of its Shareholders, giving the names and addresses of all Shareholders and the number of shares held by each.

Any books, records and minutes may be in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time.

Section 2. Shareholders' Inspection Rights. Any person who shall have been a holder of record of shares, or of voting trust certificates therefor, at least six (6) months immediately
preceding his demand, or the holder of record of voting trust certificates for at least five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of the Corporation, upon written demand stating the purpose
thereof, shall have the right to examine, in person or by agent or attorney, at any reasonable time or times, for any proper purpose, its relevant books and records of accounts, minutes and records of shareholders and to make extracts therefrom.

Section 3. Financial Information. Not later than four (4) months after the close of each fiscal year, this Corporation shall prepare a balance sheet showing in reasonable detail the financial condition of the Corporation as of the close of its fiscal year, and a Profit and Loss Statement showing the results of the operations of the Corporation during its fiscal year.

Upon the written request of any Shareholder or holder of voting trust certificates for shares of the Corporation, the Corporation shall mail to each Shareholder, or holder of voting
trust certificates, a copy of the most recent Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement.

Balance Sheets and Profit and Loss Statements shall be kept in the registered office of the Corporation in this state for at least five (5) years, and shall be subject to inspection during business hours by any Shareholder or holder of voting trust certificates, in person or by agent.

ARTICLE VI. DIVIDENDS

The Board of Directors of this Corporation may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its shares in cash, property or its own shares, except when the Corporation is insolvent or when the payment thereof would render the Corporation insolvent, subject to the provisions of Florida Statutes.

ARTICLE VII. CORPORATE SEAL

The Board of Directors shall provide a corporate seal which shall be in circular form.

ARTICLE VIII. AMENDMENT

These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed, and new Bylaws may be adopted, by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors making such resolution; and, thereafter, submitting the said altered, amended, repealed and new Bylaws to a specially called Shareholders meeting, at which meeting a majority of the Shareholders entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall have approved or disapproved.

The foregoing Bylaws were adopted by a majority of the Shareholders of the Corporation at its principal Shareholders meeting held on _____________________.

___________________________

NOTICE

The information in this document is designed to provide an outline that you can follow when formulating business or personal plans. Due to the variances of many local, city, county and state laws, we recommend that you seek professional legal counseling before entering into any contract or agreement.

7. Select the Board of Directors

We have a tutorial on selecting your board of directors which may be of interest to you in this step. You can find the link here. The board of directors oversees the company and acts in the best interest of the company's shareholders.

8. File for an Employee Identification Number (EIN)

The federal goverment (specifically the IRS) requires for you to file for an Employee Identification Number (EIN) before your corporation can become a legal entity. Most banks require the EIN before you can open an account. You can file for the EIN electronically here.

9. File Your Corporate Documents

The last step in the process is to file all of the required paperwork with your registration state. Unfortunately, we cannot give you a complete list of what is required as it varies from state to state. Contact the Secretary of States below for the state you are interested in and they will assist you with the forms. In addition, we have provided links directly to SOS websites for some of the states.

Secretary of State Contact Information

ALABAMA (D)
Hon. Nancy Worley
Secretary of State
State House
600 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 242-7205
Fax (334) 242-4993

nworley@sos.al.gov
http://sos.al.gov/

ALASKA (R)
Hon. Loren Leman
Lieutenant Governor
P.O. Box 110015
Juneau, AK 99811-0015
(907) 465-3520
Fax (907) 465-5400
Loren_Leman@gov.state.ak.us

ARIZONA (R)
Hon. Jan Brewer
Secretary of State
7th Floor, State Capitol
1700 W. Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2888
(602) 542-4285
Fax (602) 542-1575
lglenn@azsos.gov

ARKANSAS (D)
Hon. Charlie Daniels
Secretary of State
256 State Capitol Building
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-1010
Fax (501) 682-3510
larowland@sosmail.state.ar.us

CALIFORNIA (D)
Hon. Kevin Shelley
Secretary of State
1500 11th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 653-7244
Fax (916) 653-4620
constituentaffairs@ss.ca.gov

COLORADO (R)
Hon. Donetta Davidson
Secretary of State
Suite 200, 1560 Broadway
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 894-2200
Fax (303) 869-4860
Sos.admin1@sos.state.co.us

CONNECTICUT (D)
Hon. Susan Bysiewicz
Secretary of State
State Capitol, Room 104
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 509-6200
Fax (860) 509-6209
Susan.Bysiewicz@
po.state.ct.us

DELAWARE (D)
Hon. Harriet Smith Windsor
Secretary of State
Townsend Building
P.O. Box 898
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 739-4111
Fax (302) 739-3811
Email: hnsmith@state.de.us
Web: http://www.state.de.us/

FLORIDA (R)
Hon. Glenda Hood (Feb. 2003)
Secretary of State
Capitol, Plaza Level, Rm. 2
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 245-6500
Fax (850) 245-6217
secretaryofstate@mail.dos.state.fl.us
Web: http://www.dos.state.fl.us/

GEORGIA (D)
Hon. Cathy Cox
Secretary of State
State Capitol, Room 214
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-2881
Fax (404) 656-0513
sosweb@sos.state.ga.us

HAWAII (R)
Hon. James "Duke" Aiona
Lieutenant Governor
State Capitol, Fifth Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 586-0255
Fax (808) 586-0231
ltgov@hawaii.gov

IDAHO (R)
Hon. Ben Ysursa
Secretary of State
State Capitol, Room 203
Boise, ID 83720
(208) 334-2300
Fax (208) 334-2282
sosinfo@idsos.state.id.us

ILLINOIS (D)
Hon. Jesse White
Secretary of State
213 State Capitol
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-2201
Fax (217) 785-0358
jessewhite@ilsos.net

INDIANA (R)
Hon. Todd Rokita
Secretary of State
201State House
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-6531
Fax (317) 233-3283
aa@sos.IN.gov

IOWA (D)
Hon. Chet Culver
Secretary of State
State House
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-5204
Fax (515) 242-5952/5953
sos@sos.state.ia.us

KANSAS (R)
Hon. Ron Thornburgh
Secretary of State
120 SW 10th Ave
Memorial Hall
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-4575
Fax (785) 368-8033
RonT@kssos.org
http://www.kssos.org/

KENTUCKY (R)
Hon. Trey Grayson
Secretary of State
State Capitol, Suite 152
Frankfort, KY 40601-3493
(502) 564-3490
Fax (502) 564-5687
tgrayson@mail.sos.state.ky.us

LOUISIANA (R)
Hon. W. Fox McKeithen
Secretary of State
P.O. Box 94125
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
(225) 342-4479
Fax (225) 342-5577
admin@sos.louisiana.gov

MAINE (D)
Hon. Dan A. Gwadosky
Secretary of State
Nash Building, Stn. #148
Augusta, ME 04333-0148
(207) 626-8400
Fax (207) 287-8598
Dan.Gwadosky@state.me.us

MARYLAND (R)
Hon. Karl Aumann
Secretary of State
State House
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 974-5521
Fax (410) 974-5190
raumann@sos.state.md.us

MASSACHUSETTS (D)
Hon. William Galvin
Sec. of the Commonwealth
State House, Room 337
Boston, MA 02133
(617) 727-7030
Fax (617) 742-4722
cis@sec.state.ma.us

MICHIGAN (R)
Hon. Terri Lynn Land
Secretary of State
Treasury Building, 1st Fl.
430 W. Allegan Street
Lansing, MI 48918
(517) 373-2510
Fax (517) 373-0727
secretary@michigan.gov

http://www.michigan.gov/

MINNESOTA (R)
Hon. Mary Kiffmeyer
Secretary of State
180 State Office Building
100 Constitution Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55155-1299
(651) 296-2079
Fax (651) 297-5844
Secretary.state@state.mn.us

MISSISSIPPI (D)
Hon. Eric Clark
Secretary of State
P.O. Box 136
401 Mississippi St.
Jackson, MS 39205-0136
(601) 359-1350
Fax (601) 359-1499
eclark@sos.state.ms.us

MISSOURI (R)
Hon. Matt Blunt
Secretary of State
208 State Capitol
P.O. Box 778
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-4936
Fax (573) 751-2490
SOSmain@sos.mo.gov

MONTANA (R)
Hon. Bob Brown
Secretary of State
State Capitol, Rm.260
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 444-2034
Fax (406) 444-3976
bobbrown@state.mt.us

NEBRASKA (R)
Hon. John Gale
Secretary of State
State Capitol, Su. 2300
P.O. Box 94608
Lincoln, NE 68509-4608
(402) 471-2554
Fax (402) 471-3237
Jgale@nol.org 

NEVADA (R)
Hon. Dean Heller
Secretary of State
101 N. Carson St., Suite 3
Carson City, NV 89701
(775) 684-5708
Fax (775) 684-5725
sosexec@sos.nv.gov
http://secretaryofstate.biz/

NEW HAMPSHIRE (D)
Hon. William Gardner
Secretary of State
State House, Rm. 204
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-3242
Fax (603) 271-6316
kladd@sos.state.nh.us

NEW JERSEY (D)
Hon. Regena Thomas
Secretary of State
CN-300
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 984-1900
Fax (609) 292-9897
feedback@sos.state.nj.us

NEW MEXICO (D)
Hon. Rebecca Vigil-Giron
Secretary of State
State Capitol North Annex, Suite 300
Santa Fe, NM 87503
(505) 827-3600
Fax (505) 827-3634
Rebecca.vigil-giron@state.nm.us

NEW YORK (D)
Hon. Randy Daniels
Secretary of State
41 State Street
Albany, NY 12231
(518) 474-0050
Fax (518) 474-4765
info@dos.state.ny.us
http://www.dos.state.ny.us

NORTH CAROLINA (D)
Hon. Elaine Marshall
Secretary of State
P.O. Box 29622
Raleigh, NC 27626-0622
(919) 807-2005
Fax (919) 807-2010
emarshal@sosnc.com

NORTH DAKOTA (R)
Hon. Alvin (Al) A. Jaeger
Secretary of State
600 East Blvd. Dept. 108
Bismarck, ND 58505-0500
(701) 328-2900
Fax (701) 328-2992
ajaeger@state.nd.us
http://www.state.nd.us/

OHIO (R)
Hon. J. Kenneth Blackwell
Secretary of State
180 E. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 466-2655
Fax (614) 644-0649
Blackwell@sos.state.oh.us

OKLAHOMA (D)
Hon. Susan Savage
Secretary of State
State Capitol, Rm. 101
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 521-3911
Fax (405) 521-3771
Susan.savage@sos.state.ok.us

OREGON (D)
Hon. Bill Bradbury
Secretary of State
136 State Capitol
Salem, OR 97310
(503) 986-1523
Fax (503) 986-1616
oregon.sos@state.or.us

PENNSYLVANIA (D)
Hon. Pedro Cortes
Secretary of Commonwealth
302 North Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 787-6458
Fax (717) 787-1734
pcortes@state.pa.us

RHODE ISLAND (D)
Hon. Matt Brown
Secretary of State
217 State House
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-2357
Fax (401) 222-1356
kayjohnson@sec.state.ri.us

SOUTH CAROLINA (R)
Hon. Mark Hammond
Secretary of State
Edgar Brown Bldg-5th Fl.
P.O. Box 11350
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 734-2170
Fax (803) 734-2164
dmayers@scsos.com

SOUTH DAKOTA (R)
Hon. Chris Nelson
Secretary of State
500 E. Capitol Building
Suite 204
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3537
Fax (605) 773-6580
Chris.Nelson@state.sd.us

TENNESSEE (D)
Hon. Riley Darnell
Secretary of State
312 Eighth Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 741-2819
Fax (615) 741-5962
Riley.Darnell@state.tn.us

TEXAS (R)
Hon. Geoffrey Connor
Secretary of State
P.O. Box 12887
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 463-5770
Fax (512) 475-2761
gconnor@sos.state.tx.us

UTAH (R)
Hon. Gayle F. McKeachnie
Lieutenant Governor
210 State Capitol Building
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
(801) 538-1520
Fax (801) 538-1557

aesmith@utah.gov

VERMONT (D)
Hon. Deb Markowitz
Secretary of State
26 Terrace Street-Drawer 09
Montpelier, VT 05609-1101
(802) 828-2363
Fax (802) 828-2496
dmarkowitz@sec.state.vt.us

VIRGINIA (D)
Hon. Anita A. Rimler
Secretary of Commonwealth
P.O. Box 2454, Capitol Sq.
Richmond, VA 23201
(804) 786-2441
Fax (804) 371-0017
socmail@governor.virginia.gov

WASHINGTON (R)
Hon. Sam Reed
Secretary of State
520 Union Avenue SE
P.O. Box 40220
Olympia, WA 98504-0220
(360) 902-4151
Fax (360) 586-5629
sreed@secstate.wa.gov
http://www.secstate.wa.gov/

WEST VIRGINIA (D)
Hon. Joe Manchin
Secretary of State
Building 1, Suite-157K
1900 Kanawha Blvd., E.
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-6000
Fax (304) 558-0900
wvsos@wvsos.com
http://www.wvsos.com/

WISCONSIN (D)
Hon. Douglas La Follette
Secretary of State
30 W. Mifflin Street
10th Floor
Madison, WI 53702
(608) 266-8888
Fax (608) 266-3159
doug.lafollette@sos.state.wi.us
http://www.wisconsin.gov/

WYOMING (R)
Hon. Joseph B. Meyer
Secretary of State
State Capitol Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7378
Fax (307) 777-6217
secofstate@state.wy.us

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (D)
Hon. Sherryl Hobbs Newman
Secretary of the District
1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Room 419
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 727-6306
Fax (202) 727-3582
shnewman@dc.gov
http://brc.dc.gov/

AMERICAN SAMOA (D)
Hon. Aitofele T.F. Sunia
Lieutenant Governor
Office of the Governor
Pago Pago, AS 96799
(684) 633-4116
(684) 633-2269

GUAM (D)
Kaleo Moylan
Lieutenant Governor
Executive Chambers
P.O. Box 2950
Agana, GU 96910
(671) 474-8931
FAX (671) 477-4826
ltgov@ns.gov.gu

PUERTO RICO
Hon. Jose M. Izquierdo Secretary of State
Department of State
P.O. Box 9023271
San Juan, PR 00902-3271
(787) 722-2121
Fax (787) 725-7303 jizquierdo@estado.gobierno.pr

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (D)
Hon. Vargrave A. Richards
Lieutenant Governor
18 Kongens Gade
St. Thomas,, VI 00801
(340) 774-2991
Fax (340) 774-6953
info@ltg.gov.vi

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