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Chuck Gray

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Secretary of State’s Office
2020 Carey Avenue Suite 600
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020

307-777-7378
Email: SecOfState@wyo.gov

 

Constitutional Duties

The Wyoming Secretary of State is a Wyoming constitutional elected official holding office for a term of four years as per Article 4, Section 11 of the Wyoming Constitution.

The Secretary of State serves on the State Board of Land Commissioners, the State Building Commission, the State Loan and Investment Board, and also serves as the chair of the State Canvassing Board.

The Secretary of State is the custodian of the “Great Seal of the State of Wyoming.”

Statutory Responsibilities

The Secretary of State and his staff are charged with many statutory responsibilities some of which include the following:

Registering all statutorily authorized business entities including profit and nonprofit corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, registered limited liability partnerships and statutory trusts;

  •     Registering trade names, trademarks, and reserved names;
  •     Recording Uniform Commercial Code and Effective Financing statements and documents;
  •     Overseeing all statewide elections, as well as bond, municipal, and special elections;

Certifying all statewide candidates and ballot questions, and reports and certifies primary and general election results;

  •     Commissioning of Wyoming’s Notaries Public;
  •     Certifying and authenticating documents for use overseas;
  •     Recording state agencies’ rules;
  •     Regulating the state’s securities industry and enforcing securities law;
  •     Maintaining the records and proceedings of Wyoming’s legislature;
  •     Attesting to various official acts and proceedings of the Governor; and
  •     Affixing the Great Seal of the State of Wyoming as delineated by law.

(From http://soswy.state.wy.us/AboutUs/DutiesoftheOffice.aspx)

Chuck was elected Wyoming’s 24th Secretary of State in 2022.  As Secretary of State, he serves on the State Loan and Investment Board, the Board of Land Commissioners, and the State Building Commission.  In this role, he oversees the administration of statewide elections as well as the registration of business entities; securities; notaries public; and trademarks.

Chuck has served in the Wyoming House of Representatives since 2017.  In his first session as a member of the State House of Representatives, Chuck was the lead sponsor of the ultrasound bill, the first pro-life bill passed in 30 years.  Chuck was also the lead sponsor of Wyoming’s voter ID law, which successfully passed in 2021.  During his time in the legislature, he served on the following committees: Minerals, Business & Economic Development; Agriculture, State and Public Lands; Revenue; Judiciary; Management Audit; and Management Council.

Chuck is known for his conservative record. Chuck is a five-time CPAC award winner, winning the award for his conservative voting record each year in the legislature.  He has also received Wyoming Right to Life’s Platinum Award for his pro-life record.  In addition, Chuck has received the Club for Growth’s Award for Economic Freedom, as well as the Principles of Liberty legislative award for his record.  Chuck is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business, graduating in 2012.

During his 2022 campaign for Wyoming’s Secretary of State Chuck received numerous endorsements, including that of the 44th President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump.

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