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Elected secretary of state sought

BY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

A Senate Republican has proposed returning to a system in which the secretary of state would be elected to a spot on the Florida Cabinet. Sen. Aaron Bean, R-Fernandina Beach, proposed a constitutional amendment Friday that would put the issue on the November 2018 ballot. If the measure is approved, the governor would appoint a secretary of state to serve on the Cabinet from June 1, 2019, through Jan. 3, 2023. Voters would begin to elect a secretary of state in November 2022, with the first elected secretary of state taking office in January 2023. The proposed constitutional amendment (SJR 882) would add the secretary of state to an elected Cabinet that also includes the attorney general, agriculture commissioner and state chief financial officer. Florida in the past had an elected secretary of state, but the position became appointed in 2003 after voters approved a Cabinet reorganization.