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Online UCC filing is here! Save time by filing your UCC online.
Photo Contest Open for 2013-14 Oregon Blue Book - Amateur photographers may submit photos for the front and back cover.
Watch Kate describe how Oregon is pioneering the use of touch tablets as assistive devices at the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) conference in Washington DC. View Kate's speech on C-Span.
Our Secretary of State does three jobs in one! In this interview, Kate describes her role as head of the Agency.
Kate's Initiatives
Getting out the vote – Secretary Brown launches iPad pilot program to make voting more accessible. Oregon voters with limited visibility or other issues causing them difficulty filling out their mail-in ballots can use the iPad as an assistive device.
Putting Oregonians back to work – Secretary Brown prepares Oregon's economy for growth by streamlining bureaucracy, auditing community colleges for future labor market needs, and creative private-public partnerships.
Innovating for education – Secretary of State Kate Brown is the first Secretary of State in the nation to sponsor a design lab in her role as the Auditor of Public Funds. A design lab fosters creativity and innovation to run programs more efficiently and effectively. Secretary Brown to detail innovative ideas for education – “I want an education system where every child can shine.”
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Stay on track for the November General Election. Consult Important Dates for the 2012 General Election.
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