The Department of State was created in 1969 (Ch. 69-106, Laws). The Secretary of State is the head of the Department of State. The Secretary of State keeps records of all official acts of the Legislature and the Executive Department. The Secretary and the Department administer elections, public records, the Great Seal, and the Administrative Code; issue charters to corporations; license public agencies (private detectives, security guards, charitable and consumer protection organizations); and manage the state's library services, archives, cultural affairs, museum, and historic resources. The Secretary is the Chief Cultural Officer and the Chief Protocol Officer of the State. The post of Secretary of State is one of the elected Cabinet posts, and the Secretary can succeed himself for an unlimited number of four-year terms.
From the description of Cabinet workshop files, 1980-1986. (Florida State Archive). WorldCat record id: 32413665
