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John R. (Jay) Ashcroft is Missouri’s 40th Secretary of State, elected in November 2016.
- Business Services
The Business Services Division is committed to making it...
- Elections Voting
The Elections Division of the Office of the Secretary of...
- Investor Protection Securities
The Secretary of State appoints the Commissioner of...
- State Library
The Missouri State Library promotes the development and...
- Records Archives
The Records and Archives Division of the office of the...
- Administrative Rules
Office of Secretary of State Administrative Rules Division...
- Publications Forms
The Publications Division handles a variety of printing and...
- Corporations
Missouri Secretary of State. Business Services. Business...
- Business Services
The Business Services Division is committed to making it easier to do business in Missouri. The Division has four primary units. The Corporations Unit handles the creation and maintenance of all business entities doing business in Missouri.
The Missouri Secretary of State operates a query tool that links directly to its database of registered Missouri businesses. The general public can utilize this business entity search tool at any time online to seek public information about a business, such as its registered agent or principal office address.
The Secretary of State, as keeper of the Great Seal of the State of Missouri, authenticates official acts of the governor. In addition, the Secretary of State serves as the chief elections official in Missouri.
The Secretary of State is the chief elections official in Missouri, bearing responsibility for administration of statewide elections involving both issues and individuals, and oversees local verification of petition signatures for initiative petitions.
Official homepage of the Missouri Secretary of State. Publications by or about the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office at Internet Archive. Categories: Secretaries of state of Missouri. 1820 establishments in Missouri Territory.
Many Missouri business entities are created by submitting an initial filing to the Secretary of State. These creation filings include articles of incorporation, articles of organization, and certificates for certain partnerships.