Department

Secretary of State's Office

Secretary of State's Office spent $43.4 million in FY2026 — 59% of a $73.6 million budget. It ranks 28 of the state's 41 departments, less than 1% of all state spending.

That is 6.8% less than in FY2025 ($46.6 million), not adjusted for inflation.

Has one division (Secretary of State's Office), so this page shows its budget accounts.

Spent FY2026: $43.4 million$43,395,837
Budget FY2026: $73.6 millionplus $4.56 million held in reserve
Share of budget spent: 59%Spent ÷ budget
Change from FY2025: −6.8%FY2025: $46.6 million

4.2% of Elected Officials spending.

Spent each year, FY2006 onwards · dashed line: budgetHistory follows the budget accounts in this department in FY2026, looked up by code in every year.

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Where the money went

Explore Secretary of State's Office by budget account: select a block to go a level deeper, or switch views. Totals leave out reserves, pass-through accounts and money paid on to other state accounts.

Budget vs spent, by budget account

6 budget accounts. The largest, SOS - Secretary of State, accounts for 70% of the total.

Budget accounts of Secretary of State's Office, FY2026
Budget account	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
SOS - Secretary of State1050

Spent and budget each fiscal year
Fiscal year	Spent	Budget
FY2006	$12.6 million	Not available
FY2007	$14.4 million	Not available
FY2008	$11.9 million	Not available
FY2009	$10.5 million	Not available
FY2010	$14.4 million	$18.9 million
FY2011	$16.4 million	$20.5 million
FY2012	$12.0 million	$14.5 million
FY2013	$12.1 million	$14.1 million
FY2014	$14.7 million	$15.7 million
FY2015	$16.6 million	$17.7 million
FY2016	$16.0 million	$17.5 million
FY2017	$19.9 million	$34.9 million
FY2018	$26.1 million	$32.0 million
FY2019	$25.9 million	$28.2 million
FY2020	$21.5 million	$25.9 million
FY2021	$21.6 million	$24.1 million
FY2022	$25.0 million	$32.7 million
FY2023	$22.9 million	$31.8 million
FY2024	$26.0 million	$82.1 million
FY2025	$46.6 million	$58.5 million
FY2026	$43.4 million	$73.6 million
FY2027	See note	$56.4 million

SOS - Help America Vote Act Election Reform1051	$12.9 millionof $32.8 million	$32.8 million	39%	29.7%

Notary Training -Non-Exec1057	$25.2 thousandof $464 thousand	$464 thousand	5%	0.1%

SOS - Securities Fraud Victims Fund1054	None recordedof $15.2 thousand	$15.2 thousand	—	—

Securities Forfeiture Account-Non-Exec1059	None recordedof $1.5 thousand	$1.5 thousand	—	—

SOS ADVISORY COMMITTEE GIFT-Non-Exec1056	None recordedof $76	$76	—	—

Spent each year by budget accounts
Fiscal year	SOS - Secretary of State	SOS - Help America Vote Act Election Reform	Notary Training -Non-Exec	Other (3)	Budget
FY2006	$11.4 million	$1.18 million	—	$0	—
FY2007	$12.4 million	$1.95 million	—	$0	—
FY2008	$9.83 million	$2.10 million	—	$0	—
FY2009	$9.64 million	$799 thousand

Funding sources by group and revenue ledger code, FY2026 budget
Group	Revenue ledger	Legislature approved	Current budget
General Fund	$26.7 million	$68.9 million
GF	2501 General Fund Appropriation	$26.7 million	$68.9 million
Federal funds	$0	$1.09 million
FF	3580 Federal Grant	$0	$1.09 million
Fees, licences and tuition	$269 thousand	$269 thousand
OF	3601 Domestic Partnership Fees

Budget journey for FY2026: each step and the running total
Step	Amount	Running total
Governor recommended	$28.5 million	$28.5 million
Changes made by the Legislature	−$1.70 million= $26.8M	$26.8 million
Legislature approved	$26.8 million	$26.8 million
Accounts outside the operating budget	+$481 thousand= $27.2M	$27.2 million
Federal money added after the session	+$1.09 million= $28.3M	$28.3 million
Money carried over from earlier years	+$4.21 million= $32.5M	$32.5 million
Other changes after the session	+$41.1 million= $73.6M	$73.6 million
Current budget	$73.6 million	$73.6 million

FY2010	$12.9 million	$1.46 million	$39.5 thousand	—	$18.9 million

FY2011	$15.7 million	$627 thousand	$42.0 thousand	—	$20.5 million

FY2012	$10.9 million	$988 thousand	$74.5 thousand	—	$14.5 million

FY2013	$10.0 million	$2.02 million	$47.4 thousand	—	$14.1 million

FY2014	$13.7 million	$982 thousand	$48.1 thousand	—	$15.7 million

FY2015	$14.1 million	$927 thousand	$61.4 thousand	$1.50 million	$17.7 million

FY2016	$15.2 million	$719 thousand	$48.2 thousand	$79.8 thousand	$17.5 million

FY2017	$19.1 million	$797 thousand	$33.2 thousand	$0	$34.9 million

FY2018	$17.8 million	$8.21 million	$112 thousand	—	$32.0 million

FY2019	$25.1 million	$705 thousand	$39.1 thousand	—	$28.2 million

FY2020	$16.6 million	$4.90 million	$35.3 thousand	$1.0 thousand	$25.9 million

FY2021	$17.7 million	$3.86 million	$21.8 thousand	$696	$24.1 million

FY2022	$23.1 million	$1.81 million	$44.1 thousand	$684	$32.7 million

FY2023	$21.2 million	$1.56 million	$42.1 thousand	$100 thousand	$31.8 million

FY2024	$18.9 million	$7.03 million	$31.6 thousand	—	$82.1 million

FY2025	$28.5 million	$18.1 million	$41.0 thousand	—	$58.5 million

FY2026	$30.5 million	$12.9 million	$25.2 thousand	—	$73.6 million

FY2027	—	—	—	—	$56.4 million

Interim Finance allocations	$0	$236 thousand
IF	4654 Transfer From Interim Finance	$0	$236 thousand

Interim Finance allocations

4654 Transfer From Interim Finance

Everything else	$289 thousand	$736 thousand
OF	3895 Training Charge	$0	$350 thousand
OF	4326 Treasurer's Interest Distrib	$212 thousand	$227 thousand
OF	4677 Trans From Operating Acct	$77.3 thousand	$77.3 thousand
OF	4655 Transfer From Statutory Contingency	$0	$66.5 thousand
OF	4251 Gifts and Donations	$0	$15.0 thousand

Everything else

3895 Training Charge

4326 Treasurer's Interest Distrib

4677 Trans From Operating Acct

4655 Transfer From Statutory Contingency

4251 Gifts and Donations

Moved between state accounts · not new money	$141 thousand	$141 thousand
IA	4661 Transfer From Emergency MGMT	$141 thousand	$141 thousand
IA	2516 Budgetary Transfers	$0	$0

Moved between state accounts · not new money

4661 Transfer From Emergency MGMT

2516 Budgetary Transfers

Carried over from last year · not new money	$3.02 million	$7.32 million
BF	2520 Federal Funds From Previous Year	$2.84 million	$6.94 million
BF	2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year	$180 thousand	$382 thousand

Carried over from last year · not new money

2520 Federal Funds From Previous Year

2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year

Secretary of State's Office

Where the money went

Budget vs spent, by budget account

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Who pays for it

How the FY2026 budget got here

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