Administrative Information

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There are no access restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no use restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Virginia.Secretary of the Commonwealth, Administrative and Executive Office, Legislative Working Files and Tracking Documents, 2010-2014, Accession 51155, State Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA. 23219.

Acquisition Information

Office of the Governor, Patrick Henry Building, 1111 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219, accession 51155 transferred on 23 January 2014.

Processing Information

Original arrangement by folder name based on subject matter maintained by archivist. Processing archivist imposed a chronological 2022 given the absence of usable order.

Biographical/Historical Information

Robert F. McDonnell was elected 71st governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia in November 2009 and inaugurated on 16 January 2010. He served until 11 January 2014. Janet Vestal Kelly (f.k.a. Janet Polarek until 2012) served as the Secretary of the Commonwealth throughout McDonnell's tenure. She had previously served as the Chief Operations Officer during his gubernatorial campaign and as a staff member during his stint as Attorney General.

The Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth has evolved from early colonial times when there existed a Secretary of the Colony. The Office became a gubernatorial appointment subsequent to a 1958 Act of the Assembly. The Secretary of the Commonwealth is under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office. The Secretary is appointed by the Governor for a term of four years. Currently the Secretary of the Commonwealth is responsible for gubernatorial appointments, clemency and restoration of civil rights requests and extraditions. Other responsibilities include authenticating and certifying the records of the courts and of any state agency.

Scope and Content

The Legislative Files and Tracking Documents of the Secretary of the Commonwealth Janet V. Kelly are housed in 1 box. The collection is comprised of drafts and marked copies of proposed legislation, correspondence, memoranda, working papers, and other materials related to the consideration of legislation and its final disposition. Some of the notable legislative matters during Secretary Kelly's tenure including Virginia Government Restructure and Reform, Transportation Funding and Reform, the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, and the Commonwealth's Human Trafficking Action Committee.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically and alphabetically therein.

Related Material

The Governor Robert F. McDonnell Administration Web Archive Collection, 2010-2014 contains archived versions of websites for the Governor's Office, his initiative sites, and the sites of his cabinet secretaries, including Secretary of the Commonwealth Kelly . Also included are the related sites for the First Lady (Maureen McDonnell), as well as the Lt. Governor (Bill Bolling), and Attorney General (Ken Cuccinelli).

The Records of th Secretary of the Commonwealth's Governor's Fellows Program, 2010-2011 Collection

The Constituent Correspondence of Governor Robert F. McDonnell Collection

The Correspondence and Supporting Documentation of the Executive Office of Governor Robert F. McDonnell Collection

The Records of the Executive Mansion of Governor Robert F. McDonnell Collection

The Records of Governor Robert F. McDonnell's Secretary of Transportation Collection

The Records of Governor Robert F. McDonnell's Secretary of Administration Collection

The Records of Governor Robert F. McDonnell's Secretary of Administration Collection