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§ 5-2-1 — General duties

West Virginia § 5-2-1
JurisdictionWest Virginia
Ch. 5GENERAL POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNOR, SECRETARY OF STATE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL; BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS; MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES, COMMISSIONS, OFFICES, PROGRAMS, ETC
Art. 2SECRETARY OF STATE

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W. Va. Code § 5-2-1 (2026).

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The Secretary of State shall be the keeper of the seals of the state, keep a journal of executive proceedings, arrange and preserve all records and papers belonging to the executive department, be charged with the clerical duties of that department, and render to the Governor, in the dispatch of the executive business, such service as he may require.

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