Office of the Vermont
Secretary of State
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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 - Present

• The Justice of the Peace Guide

• Summary of Results for 1998 State and Federal Elections

• Managing Records in an Electronic Environment

• The 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
    
  • Vermont Web 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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