The secretary of state of Nebraska is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Nebraska. In Nebraska, the secretary of state is elected for a four-year term. Vacancies are filled by appointment by the governor of Nebraska.

The current officeholder is Bob Evnen, who took office in 2019.

The secretary of state's office is composed of four divisions:

• The Business Services Division registers corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships,^[1] trade names and trademarks. This division is also responsible for filing liens under the Uniform Commercial Code,^[2] licensing notaries public,^[3] and administering Nebraska's address confidentiality program.^[4]
• The Elections Division administers elections, including the implementation of the Help America Vote Act.
• The Records Management Division is responsible for storing state government records, converting them into different formats when necessary, and creates and administers records retention policies.
• The Licensing Division oversees the licensing of collection agencies, debt management agencies, private detectives, and polygraph and voice stress examiners.

The Nebraska secretary of state is the keeper of the Great Seal of the State of Nebraska, and the state's main advisor on youth civics education. The secretary is also in charge of filing, certifying, and distributing state agency rules and regulations which are to become part of the Nebraska Administrative Code. The secretary is the state's "chief protocol officer", with the duty of promoting commerce, cultural exchange and educational studies between Nebraska and foreign nations.

Parties

  Republican (22)   Democratic (3)   Fusion (Democratic/Populist) (1)

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#	Image	Name[5]	Term of office	Party
1		Thomas P. Kennard[lower-alpha 5]	1867–1871	Republican
2		William H. James[lower-alpha 6]	1871–1873	Republican
3		John J. Gosper	1873–1875	Republican
4		Bruno Tzschuck	1875–1879	Republican
5		Samuel J. Alexander[6]	1879–1883	Republican
6		Edward P. Roggen	1883–1887	Republican
7		Gilbert L. Laws[lower-alpha 7]	1887–1889	Republican
8		Benjamin R. Cowdery[lower-alpha 8]	1889–1891	Republican
9		John Clayton Allen	1891–1895	Republican
10		Joel A. Piper	1895–1897	Republican
11		William F. Porter	1897–1901	Fusion (Democratic/Populist)
12		George W. Marsh	1901–1905	Republican
13		Algernon Galusha[7]	1905–1907	Republican
14		George C. Junkin	1907–1911	Republican
15		Addison Wait	1911–1915	Republican
16		Charles W. Pool	1915–1919	Democratic
17		Darius M. Amsberry	1919–1923	Republican
18		Charles W. Pool	1923–1927	Democratic
19		Frank Marsh Sr.	1927–1933	Republican
20		Harry R. Swanson	1933–1941	Democratic
21		Frank Marsh Sr.[lower-alpha 9]	1941–1951	Republican
22		James S. Pittenger[lower-alpha 10]	1951–1953	Republican
23		Frank Marsh Jr.	1953–1971	Republican
24		Allen J. Beermann	1971–1995	Republican
25		Scott Moore[lower-alpha 11]	1995–2000	Republican
26		John A. Gale[lower-alpha 12]	2000–2019	Republican
27		Bob Evnen	2019–present	Republican

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