I don't think Orly realizes that she would have to actually WORK as SoS, NOT merely prance around the country spewing lies.
She is so incredibly incompetent, I hate to think of what a mess she'd leave this state in.
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As the chief elections officer for the largest state in the nation, Secretary Bowen is responsible for overseeing state and federal elections, a role that also requires her to test and certify the voting equipment used in California.
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Secretary Bowen is also responsible for helping to carry out election laws and campaign disclosure requirements by maintaining a statewide database of registered voters, certifying the official lists of candidates for each election, tracking and certifying ballot initiatives, compiling election returns, and certifying the election results for all state and federal contests.
Beyond her role as the state's chief elections officer, Secretary of State Bowen is charged with managing a number of other programs for the people of California. She is committed to carrying out all of her responsibilities in an open, transparent fashion that opens up government and builds people's confidence in our democracy. As Secretary of State, Bowen:
* Plays a key role in making government more transparent by providing public access to a wide range of corporate, Uniform Commercial Code, campaign finance, lobbying and election records. Her office also maintains online editions of the California Lobbyist Directory and the California Roster of federal, state and local government officials.
* Grants the authority to do business in California by approving articles of incorporation, registering other business entities, and registering trademarks, trade names, and service marks.
* Provides online resources and services to businesses through the California Business Portal, a website that easily connects people to important business documents and handbooks, searchable lists of registered businesses, a step-by-step guide to starting a business and assistance for international businesses looking to operate in California. The Secretary of State also appoints and commissions notaries public, files oaths of office for non-civil service government officers and employees, and administers the Victims of Corporate Fraud Compensation Fund (VCFCF), which provides restitution to victims who are unable to collect on a corporate fraud judgment.
* Maintains the Domestic Partners Registry, the Advance Health Care Directive (AHCD) Registry and the Safe at Home program.
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* Keeps the complete record of the official acts of the Legislature and executive departments of the state government, and is charged with the custody of the Constitution, the state archives and the Great Seal of California.
http://www.sos.ca.gov/admin/bio.htmAlso interesting there:
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[highlight]Secretary Bowen is a longtime advocate of personal privacy and government transparency[/highlight], especially through her groundbreaking use of the Internet to open government to computer users worldwide.