Secretary of StateVermont State Archives
Secretary of StateThese records consist of the correspondence and memos of Secretary of State James Guest and Deputy Jean Baldwin. Correspondents include Secretary of State staff, other state government officials, members of the General Assembly, Municipal Clerks, and the general public. Subjects covered are elections and election law reform, the administration of the Licensing and Registration Division, proposed rules and the Administrative Procedures Act, and the writing and distribution of Secretary of State publications.
Guest is a lawyer who served as Commissioner of Banking and Insurance for three years before he became Secretary of State in January of 1977. Guest ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 1982 and the U.S. House in 1988.