The Washington State Office of the Secretary of State is the state executive agency responsible for administering elections and voter registration, preserving and providing access to public records and state archives, registering businesses and charities, overseeing campaign finance and lobbying disclosures, and regulating notaries and corporate filings to promote transparency and public trust.
Election administration and security; voter registration and access; campaign finance and lobbying disclosure and enforcement; public records and archival management; business and nonprofit registration and corporate filings; notary regulation and records transparency
State general fund appropriations supplemented by fees for business and filing services and targeted grants
Washington State Governor's office; Washington State Legislature; county auditors and municipal clerks; National Association of Secretaries of State; state archives and records management partners
State government agency
