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Secretary Detzner Announces the Designation of Three Properties on the National Register of Historic Places (1)

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Florida Main Street’s Hurricane Michael Impacted Communities Fight Back (1)

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Florida Secretary of State Laurel M. Lee Media Availability Tonight (1)

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Qualifying Period Approaching (1)

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About the Department

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When the 1838 Constitution created the office of the Secretary of State, the Secretary was the keeper of the Great Seal and the custodian of the Laws of Florida.

Mission San Luis was the capital of the western missions in La Florida from 1656 to 1704. Today you can visit this recreated Spanish Mission site located in Tallahassee. Learn more about Mission San Luis and plan your visit.

Museum of Florida History

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Mission San Luis was the capital of the western missions in La Florida from 1656 to 1704. Today you can visit this recreated Spanish Mission site located in Tallahassee. Learn more about Mission San Luis and plan your visit.

Advisory Opinions

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Legal opinions issued by the Division of Elections from March 1987 through present in answer to queries regarding the applicability of election laws

Florida Artists Hall of Fame

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The Florida Artists Hall of Fame, the state's highest cultural honor, was established by the Florida Legislature in 1986 to recognize persons, living or deceased, who have made significant contributions to the arts in Florida either as performing…

A. E. "Bean " Backus

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Largely self-taught artist A.E. "Beanie" Backus painted and sold realistic scenes of his native state for 54 years. Considered the "dean" of Florida landscape art, Backus exhibited a style that inspired—and was emulated by— hundreds of artists. His…

Clyde Butcher

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Clyde Butcher is often called "the Ansel Adams of Florida." Since the early 1980s when he moved to Florida from California, Butcher has built a career as one of the most highly regarded black-and-white landscape photographers in the world. Today…

James F. Hutchinson

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James Hutchinson's lifelong passion for capturing the beauty and diversity of Florida's natural environment and heritage has won him the respect of art lovers and fellow landscape artists the world over. In the 1960s and '70s, his keen interest in…

Secretary Detzner Recognizes 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act

Florida History Day Student Winners Take Top Honors at National History Day Competition (1)