Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias takes over the office held for 24 years by Jesse White, and promises service upgrades and other improvements in his 100-day plan.
Newly-inaugurated Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias talks to staff in his office on his first full day Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023 at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield.
A photo of newly naugurated Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias hangs at the Illinois State Capitol complex in Springfield. The secretary of state’s office oversees driver’s licenses and vehicle registrations, keeps track of business and lobbying registrations, maintains an organ and tissue donation registry and provides support for public libraries, among other services.
The report said people have asked for more organ and tissue donation sign-up locations, more pop-up voter registration sites, more vehicle services kiosks and more support services for libraries such as “a wider array of digital resources like e-books and databases that increase access to information.”
One of Giannoulias’ first acts was an executive order mandating ethics policies that include additional training requirements for the His talking point about lobbying reforms arose during his contentious primary election campaign against Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia, when the two candidates frequently sparred over each other’s alleged ethical shortcomings.
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