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The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (or "Secretary of State") administers the Pennsylvania Department of State of the U.S. state (officially, "Commonwealth") of Pennsylvania. The Department protects the public's health, safety and welfare by licensing more than one million business, health and real estate professionals; maintaining registration and financial information for thousands of charities soliciting contributions from Pennsylvanians; overseeing Pennsylvania's electoral process; maintaining corporate filings; and sanctioning professional boxing, kick-boxing and wrestling in the Commonwealth. By statute, the Secretary is a member of the following Boards and Commissions: * Chairman of the Pennsylvania Election Reform Task Force * Chairman of the (Navigation Commission ) for the Delaware River and its Navigable Tributaries * The Board of Finance and Revenue * The Board of Property * The Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement Board * The State Athletic Commission * The (Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness ) * The Lobbying Disclosure Regulations Committee The Secretary is the keeper of the Great Seal of the Commonwealth and has the duty of authenticating government documents through the seal's use. The Secretary is also the Commonwealth's Chief Election Official. The current Secretary of the Commonwealth is Pedro Cortés. == Structure of the Department of State == The Pennsylvania Department of State consists of six bureaus: * Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations * Bureau of Finance and Operations * Bureau of Enforcement and Investigation * Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs * Bureau of Commissions, Elections, and Legislation * State Athletic Commission 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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