The city of Seal Beach is administered under a council-manager form of government and is governed by a five-member city council serving four-year alternating terms. Learn more about the City of Seal Beach Government here.

In the state legislature, Seal Beach is located in the 34th Senate District, represented by Republican Janet Nguyen of Garden Grove, and in the 72nd Assembly District, represented by Republican Travis Allen of Huntington Beach. Federally, Seal Beach is located in California’s 48th congressional district, and is currently represented by Republican Dana Rohrabacher.

City Departments:

City Hall 211 8th St
Seal Beach, CA 90740
sealbeachca.gov
562-431-2527

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California Roster

The California Roster, also known as the Roster of Public Officials, is a listing of California’s public officeholders, including our United States government officials, the Constitutional officers, members of the State Senate and Assembly, the Judicial branch, county officials, and Incorporated city and town officials. It also includes a history of California’s office holders, descriptions of the state emblems, a listing of all state agencies, departments, boards and commissions, a listing of the unincorporated areas, and information on the state officials for each state in the nation.

Secretary of State

The Secretary of State’s office is comprised of nearly 500 people who are dedicated to making government more transparent and accessible in the areas of elections, business, political campaigning, legislative advocacy, and historical treasures. Learn more about the responsibilities of the Secretary of State here.

California State Archives

The Secretary of State is responsible for safeguarding California’s history in the State Archives. The Archives staff collect, organize and preserve the state’s permanent government records and other historical materials such as maps, architectural drawings, photographs, video and audio tapes, and artifacts. Explore California’s history here.

The California Museum for History, Women & the Arts

Dedicated to telling the rich history of California’s unique influence on the world of technology, government, arts, sports and culture, the California Museum houses two stories of exhibit space full of fascinating objects and interactive displays. Visit the museum website at http://www.californiamuseum.org/.

Business Programs

The largest portion of the Secretary of State’s office, the Business Programs Division is the first stop for anyone wanting to do business in California. The California Business Portal provides online resources and services to businesses, easily connecting people with electronic versions of important documents and handbooks, searchable lists of registered businesses, a step-by-step guide to starting a business, and assistance for international businesses wanting to operate in California. For a wide range of consumer and business services, visit http://www.sos.ca.gov/business/.

The Business Entities Section processes, files and maintains records related to corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and other business entities that wish to do business in California.

The Notary Public and Special Filings Section: Notary Public appoints and commissions eligible notaries public. A notary public is a public official who performs valuable services to the legal, business, financial and real estate communities by certifying or witnessing signatures on official documents. Special Filings include trademarks and service marks as well as bonds that certain business entities (including immigration consultants) are required to file, joint power agreements, city and county charters and claims for successor-in-interest.

The Uniform Commercial Code Section files financing documents that provide potential secured creditors notice of possible interests in personal property of a debtor. Lien notices are also filed, helping establish priority should a debtor default or file for bankruptcy protection.

The Victims of Corporate Fraud Compensation Fund protects consumers and provides restitution to victims who are unable to collect on a corporate fraud judgment.

Elections

The Elections Division oversees all federal and state elections within California. In every statewide election, California prepares voter information pamphlets in seven languages — English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog and Vietnamese — for nearly 16 million registered voters. As the chief elections officer for the largest state in the nation, the California Secretary of State tests and certifies all voting equipment for security, accuracy, reliability and accessibility in order to ensure that every vote is counted as it was cast. The Secretary also ensures election laws and campaign disclosure requirements are enforced, maintains a statewide database of all registered voters, certifies the official lists of candidates for elections, tracks and certifies ballot initiatives, complies election returns and certifies election results, educates California citizens about their voting rights, and promotes voter registration and participation. Learn more about the rights and tools of California’s democracy at http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/.

Information Technology

The Information Technology Division (ITD) supports the business requirements of the Secretary of State by planning, developing, implementing and maintaining innovative and effective business and information systems in active partnership with the Agency program divisions, vendors, and other agencies.

ITD supports the remainder of the Agency which in turn serve a wide variety of external entities collectively referred to as stakeholders, including federal and state agencies, the state legislature, lobbyists, financial institutions, attorneys, county governments, media organizations, vendors, and the general public, among others.

Political Reform

The Political Reform Division helps make the political process more transparent by helping people monitor financing of state political campaigns and lobbying activities. Most candidates for state office, ballot measure committees and anyone who lobbies the State Legislature and state agencies must file detailed financial disclosure statements with the Secretary of State. That information is available online through the Campaign Automated Lobbyist and Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Search System (CAL-ACCESS) at http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/.

Registries

Safe at Home

Safe at Home is a confidential address program that protects the identities of survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking victims and employees, volunteers and patients of reproductive health care clinics. The Secretary of State’s office receives and forwards the first-class mail of participants, confidentially registers eligible participants to vote, and works with government agencies and private companies to provide additional identity protection. For more information, visit http://www.sos.ca.gov/safeathome/.

Advance Health Care Directive (AHCD)

Advance Health Care Directive Registry maintains AHCDs, which allow a person to indicate to their loved ones and medical providers their medical treatment preferences if they cannot speak or make decisions for themselves. The AHCD may also designate someone else to make decisions regarding medical treatment. AHCDs and related information can be provided upon request to the registrant’s health care provider, public guardian or legal representative.

Domestic Partners

The Domestic Partners Registry registers same-sex couples regardless of the age of the partners, and opposite-sex couples in which one partner is at least 62 years old, as domestic partners in California when they file a Declaration of Domestic Partnership.

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