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  2. Secretary of State of California - Wikipedia

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    The secretary of state of California is the chief clerk of the U.S. state of California, overseeing a department of 500 people. The secretary of state is elected for four year terms, like the state's other constitutional officers; the officeholder is restricted by term limits to two terms. The current secretary of state is Shirley Weber, who ...

  3. California Department of Corporations - Wikipedia

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    The Department of Corporations was originally known as the "State Corporation Department" and was created by the "Investment Companies Act". Governor Hiram Johnson appointed H.L. Carnahan as California's first Commissioner of Corporations in 1914. The Investment Companies Act faced immediate opposition but was approved by the voters in a 1914 ...

  4. Shirley Weber - Wikipedia

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    Shirley Weber (née Nash; born September 20, 1948) is an American academic and politician serving as the secretary of state of California. She was previously a member of the California State Assembly for the 79th Assembly District, [1] which includes portions of San Diego, Chula Vista, and National City and all of Lemon Grove and La Mesa .

  5. List of California state agencies - Wikipedia

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    Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, California (BCSH) Cannabis Control, Bureau of. Cemetery and Funeral Bureau (CFB) Central Valley Flood Protection Board (CVFPB) Child Support Services, Department of (CDCSS) Chiropractic Examiners, Board of (BCE) Citizens Compensation Commission, California.

  6. United States corporate law - Wikipedia

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    Most corporations are, however, incorporated under the influential Delaware General Corporation Law. United States corporate law regulates the governance, finance and power of corporations in US law. Every state and territory has its own basic corporate code, while federal law creates minimum standards for trade in company shares and governance ...

  7. Corporation sole - Wikipedia

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    A corporation sole is a legal entity consisting of a single ("sole") incorporated office, occupied by a single ("sole") natural person. This structure allows corporations (often religious corporations or Commonwealth governments) to pass without interruption from one officeholder to the next, giving positions legal continuity with subsequent officeholders having identical powers and ...

  8. 2022 California Secretary of State election - Wikipedia

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    The 2022 California Secretary of State election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of California. The primary election was held on June 7, 2022. [1] Incumbent Democrat Shirley Weber was appointed to the position in December 2020 by governor Gavin Newsom. Newsom had appointed incumbent secretary of state Alex Padilla ...

  9. California Corporate Disclosure Act - Wikipedia

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    The California Corporate Disclosure Act was an act written by California Assemblyman Kevin Shelley and signed into law by California Governor Gray Davis in September 2002. It became effective on 1 January 2003. The law required every publicly traded company that does business in California to disclose certain facts about its operations and ...