75-412. Assistant secretary of state; deputy assistants; legal counsel; oaths; duties; appointment of other personnel. The secretary of state is hereby authorized to appoint an assistant secretary of state and five deputy assistant secretaries of state, one of whom shall be an attorney at law and who shall serve as legal counsel for the secretary of state. The assistant and each deputy assistant shall take the oath of office required of public officers. In the absence of the secretary of state, such assistant and deputy assistants shall have charge of the office, and each may perform the duties devolved by law upon such secretary, except as otherwise provided; but in every case they shall act in the name of their principal, and sign and attest all papers and certificates in the name of their principal, by themselves as assistant secretary or deputy assistant secretary. The secretary of state may appoint other unclassified employees as may be necessary to discharge the duties of office and as are authorized by law.
History: L. 1879, ch. 166, § 32; R.S. 1923, 75-412; L. 1955, ch. 361, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 435, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 395, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 263, § 1; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees
Article 4 - Secretary Of State
75-402 Custody of books and papers; records.
75-404 Custodian of enrolled bills and resolutions; appropriation laws.
75-406 Deposit of acts of congress and acts and reports of state in state library.
75-408 Records and documents not to be removed from office except for reproduction purposes.
75-409 Certified copies under seal; evidentiary effect; fees, approval.
75-410 Custody and distribution of printed laws, returns of elections, charters and other documents.
75-411 Reports to governor or legislature; access to office by governor or committee.
75-414 Performance of duties imposed by law.
75-419 Flags and banners; purchase and sale of official.
75-420 Same; fund; disposition.
75-434 Same; official state paper construed to mean Kansas register.
75-437 Sale of computerized information; fees.
75-438 Information and services fees; fund.
75-439 Prepaid services fund; deposits; transfers to other funds; refunds.
75-440 Secretary of state authorized to administer oaths.
75-441 Cemetery and funeral audit fee fund; fees remitted and credited; expenditures.
75-443 Business reports and documents, electronic filing; rules and regulations.
75-444 Technology communication fee fund; fees remitted and credited; expenditures.
75-445 Franchise fee recovery fund.
75-446 Annual report fees, remittance. [See Revisor's Note]
75-449 Printing and binding by secretary of state; procurement of private services.
75-455 Substitute address; use; forwarding mail.