(a) To assist in the discharge of the duties of the Secretary of State‘s office, the Secretary of State may appoint one Assistant Secretary of State, whose powers, duties, and liabilities shall be those of a deputy, and any deputies and clerical, expert, technical, and other assistants necessary for the proper conduct of the Secretary of State’s office. The Assistant Secretary of State and all deputies are civil executive officers.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, but consistent with § 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution and with subdivision (a) of this section, the Governor shall appoint four employees of the Secretary of State’s office, who may be nominated by the Secretary of State, and who are exempt from state civil service.

Terms Used In California Government Code 12152

  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 34. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)

  Previous section
Next section  
 Article 1 Contents