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  • Proposed Constitutional Amendments

    Four Proposed Amendments to the Tennessee Constitution Will be on the Nov. 8 Ballot

    Tennessee voters can cast a ballot for or against four proposed amendments to the Tennessee constitution on the Nov. 8 State and Federal General Election ballot.

  •  Celebrate Help America Vote Day, Become A Poll Worker

    Celebrate Help America Vote Day, Become A Poll Worker

    Secretary of State Tre Hargett encourages Tennesseans to celebrate Help America Vote Day on Aug. 16, 2022, by signing up to be poll workers for the November election.

  •  Tennessee New Business Filings 2nd Highest Ever for Quarter

    Tennessee New Business Filings 2nd Highest Ever for Quarter

    According to the new Quarterly Business and Economic Indicators report issued by the Secretary of State’s office, Tennessee experienced the second largest number of new entity filings for a second quarter in the 24-year history of data being collected. 

  • Students Can Cast a Ballot in the Tennessee Student Mock Election

    Students Can Cast a Ballot in the Tennessee Student Mock Election

    Students across Tennessee can make their voice heard in the gubernatorial race between Republican Incumbent Bill Lee and Democrat Nominee Jason Brantley Martin in the Secretary of State's 2022 Tennessee Student Mock Election.

  • Second Saturday

    Tour the Tennessee State Library & Archives This Saturday

    The Tennessee State Library & Archives is offering guided tours of their new facility at 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N. the northeast corner of the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park in Nashville this Saturday, Aug. 13.

  • Scam Alert

    Secretary of State’s Office Warns of Resurfaced Scam Targeting Business Owners

    Secretary of State Tre Hargett is warning Tennessee business owners to be aware of a scam that has resurfaced and is once again targeting businesses with a deceptive mailer from a company that goes by TN Certificate of Existence Filing Company.

  • Contact the Tennessee Division of Elections with the Official Election Day Hotline or Text to Report Voter Fraud System

    Contact the Tennessee Division of Elections with the Official Election Day Hotline or Text to Report Voter Fraud System

    On Election Day, Tennessee voters have two convenient and secure ways to contact the Secretary of State’s Division of Elections the toll-free Official Election Day Hotline and the new Text to Report Voter Fraud system.

  • Everything Voters Need to Know for the Aug. 4 Election

    Everything Voters Need to Know for the Aug. 4 Election

    Before heading to the polls on Thursday for the Aug. 4 State and Federal Primary & State and County General Election, the Secretary of State's office wants voters to have the information they need to ensure that it's easy to vote and hard to cheat in Tennessee.

  • Early Voting Ends Saturday

    Early Voting Ends Saturday

    Saturday, July 30, is the last day for Tennesseans to cast their ballot early in the Aug. 4 State and Federal Primary & State and County General Election. Election Day is Thursday, Aug 4.

  • Mosheim Library TOP Grant Presentation

    Mosheim Public Library Receives Technology Grant

    Senator Steve Southerland, Representative David Hawk and Secretary of State Tre Hargett presented the Mosheim Public Library with a $6,230 Training Opportunities for the Public, TOP, Grant to purchase circulating hotspots and solar charging tables and to provide free digital literacy classes for the public.

  • Parrottsville Public Library TOP Grant Presentation

    Cocke County Public Libraries Receive Technology Grants

    Senator Steve Southerland, Representative Jeremy Faison and Secretary of State Tre Hargett presented the Parrottsville Community and Stokely Memorial libraries with Training Opportunities for the Public, TOP, Grants.

  • Blount County Public Library TOP Grant Presentation

    Blount County Public Library Receives Technology Grant

    Senator Art Swann, Representative Jerome Moon, Representative Bob Ramsey and Secretary of State Tre Hargett presented the Blount County Public Library with a $20,000 Training Opportunities for the Public, TOP, Grant to provide digital literacy training classes for the community.

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Secretary of State Tre Hargett

Tre Hargett was elected by the Tennessee General Assembly to serve as Tennessee’s 37th secretary of state in 2009 and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021. Secretary Hargett is the chief executive officer of the Department of State with oversight of more than 300 employees. He also serves on 16 boards and commissions, on two of which he is the presiding member. The services and oversight found in the Secretary of State's office reach every department and agency in state government.

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The Tennessee Secretary of State has oversight of the Department of State. The Secretary of State is one of three Constitutional Officers elected by the General Assembly, in joint session. The Secretary of State is elected to a four-year term. The constitution mandates that it is the secretary's duty to keep a register of the official acts and proceedings of the governor, and, when required, to "lay same, all papers, minutes and vouchers relative thereto, before the General Assembly."

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