Office of the Vermont
Secretary of State
Home Page

information on everything from notary certification to corporate records. Our goal is to make these records easily accessible to you in an accurate and timely manner. Please let us know how we are doing and what we can do to improve our web site.

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Deb Markowitz
Secretary of State
dmarko@sec.state.vt.us

What's New :

• March Edition of Opinions

• Secretary Markowitz's Speech on Women's History Month

• How to Subscribe to the Muninet ListServe Discussion Group

• Review of Practical Policy and Legal Issues of Vermont's Campaign
           Finance Law - 17 V.S.A. 2801 et. seq.

• To order Good Standing Certificate and Certified Copies

• Vermont's Constitutions, 1777 - Presen

• The Justice of the Peace Guide

• Summary of Results for 1998 State and Federal Elections

• Managing Records in an Electronic Environment

• February Edition of Opinions

• Secretary of State Markowitz statement on Martin Luther King Day

• 17th Annual Report on Professional Licensing.

• Results of November 3, 1998 General Election.

• Making Contact:  Who we are, where we are located and how you can reach us.
  
• Functions of the Secretary of State's Office

• Access to public records: Model public records requests; official fee schedule for copies of public records; results of survey seeking feedback on impact and copy fees associated with 1996 Public Records Law.
  
• The Vermont State Archives and a guide to its holdings.
  
• Elections Division Home Page: Candidates, filing deadlines, historical elections information.
  
• Municipal Government Site: Vermont Municipal Monthly; links to municipal Web sites.

• Professional Regulation Site: Office of Professional Regulation; home pages for three dozen professions and occupations; guide to disciplinary, other procedures; recent press releases on disciplinary actions; 17th Annual Report on Professional Licensing, July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998.
  
• Digital Information Project Site: Electronic filing, record keeping & publishing.
  
• Our 'Short Guide' Series
  • A Short Guide to Act 125, the 'Bianchi Bill'. (SEE UPDATE: November edition, Vermont Municipal Monthly)
    
  • The Justice of the Peace Guide
    
  • A Short Guide to the Lobbyist Registration and Disclosure Law (frequently asked questions).
    
  • Moderators' guide to surviving town and school district meetings: Notes from our 1998 workshops.
    
  • A Short Guide for Vermont's Notaries Public.
    
  • A Short Guide to Vermont's Open Meetings Law.

• Technical tips for viewing this web site.
• Menu of Searchable Databases.

• Our CORPORATIONS/UCC Division
  • Business Organizations -- A guide to Doing Business in Vermont: How to file for authority to do business in Vermont -- business corporations; non-profits (domestic and foreign); partnerships; limited liability companies; trade names.
    
  • Downloadable forms for Business Registry filings.
    
  • Business Registry database search.
    
  • U.C.C. financing statements: Debtor name search
    
  • Article: New business organization to be available in 1999
    
  • To order Good Standing Certificate and Certified Copies
    
• Other Web sites 
  • National Association of Secretaries of State
    
  • State of Vermont Home Page
    
  • Vermont Statutes on line
    
  • VermontWeb Directory
    
  • All Vermont Pages

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Please contact us at the following address and phone number:

Redstone Building
26 Terrace Street
Drawer 09
Montpelier, VT 05609-1101
802-828-2363

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