The Rhode Island Secretary of State is a constitutional office within the Rhode Island state government responsible for administering elections, maintaining business registrations, overseeing state archives and public records, regulating notaries public, and promoting transparency and civic engagement. The office serves as the state’s chief elections official and custodian of official state documents.
Election administration and voting access, business and corporate registration regulation, public records management and transparency, campaign finance reporting, and civic education initiatives
State government appropriations funded through Rhode Island state revenues, along with fees collected for business filings and other administrative services
National Association of Secretaries of State, Rhode Island Board of Elections, Rhode Island General Assembly, Rhode Island Department of State divisions
State government office
