Secretary+of+State+(4th+hour+Baker)

=//**Michigan Secretary of State Election 2010 **//=

**//Information about the Election: //**
===Elections are held every four years and the Secretary of State is limited to two terms in office. 26 Secretary of State Elections, including Michigan, are scheduled for November 2, 2010. The Michigan state term limits prevent the current Michigan Secretary of State, Terri Lynn Land, from running for office for a third time. Jocelyn Benson, Ruth Johnson, and four third-party candidates will go against each other in the general election. ===

**//What does the Michigan Secretary of State do?: //**

 * ===﻿oversees elections in Michigan ===
 * ===responsible for handling all administrative aspects of the ballot initiative process in the state ===
 * ===third in the governor of Michigan line of succession and acts in that capacity if both the office of governor and lieutenant governor of Michigan are vacant or if both are temporarily out of the state ===
 * ===oversees vehicle registration and the licensing of automobile drivers ===
 * ===oversees and regulates notaries public ===
 * ===has dozens of offices statewide and interacts with state residents more than any other organ of state government ===
 * ===responsible for prosecuting all civil violations under the state's campaign finance laws ===

==For information about the different candidates running for the position of Michigan Secretary of State click on a name below: ==