| Secretary of State of Wisconsin | |
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 Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin | |
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| Member of | Board of Commissioners of Public Lands |
| Seat | Wisconsin State Capitol Madison, Wisconsin |
| Appointer | General election |
| Term length | Four years, no term limits |
| Constituting instrument | Wisconsin Constitution of 1848, Article VI |
| Inaugural holder | Thomas McHugh |
| Formation | June 7, 1848 |
| Succession | Second |
| Salary | $72,551[1] |
| Website | Official page |
The secretary of state of Wisconsin is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin, and is second (behind the lieutenant governor) in the line of succession to the office of governor of Wisconsin.[2] Twenty-nine individuals have held the office of secretary of state, two of whom have held non-consecutive terms.[3] The incumbent is Sarah Godlewski, who was appointed by Governor Tony Evers on March 17, 2023, to replace long-time Secretary of State Doug La Follette.[4][5]
- ^ Salaries of Wisconsin State Elected Officials (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. 2019. p. 2. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ "Wisconsin Constitution" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, ed. (2007). "Chapter 8: Statistical Information on Wisconsin" (PDF). State of Wisconsin 2007–2008 Blue Book. Madison: Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Legislative Organization. pp. 721–722. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ "Home Page - Office of the Secretary of State, Wisconsin". Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
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