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Tom Crann
St. Paul, Minn.

Mark Ritchie moves into Secretary of State's office

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Secretary of State
Minnesota's new Secretary of State, Mark Ritchie, displays the Great Seal of the state of Minnesota. The Secretary of State is the keeper of the seal, as outlined in the state's Constitution.
MPR Photo/Tom Crann

It's office moving season at the Capitol. While the governor and lieutenant governor got to keep their offices for another four years, the legislative leaders, and other constitutional officers are reshuffling office space.

Minnesota's new Secretary of State, Mark Ritchie, is one of those. Ritchie, a Democrat, defeated incumbent Mary Kiffmeyer in the November 2006 election.

MPR's Tom Crann talked with Ritchie about his new duties.

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Design by statute
A closeup of the previous design of the Great State Seal. It was redesigned, by statute, in 1983, but many of its elements are the same. The content of the seal is dictated by statute.
MPR Photo/Tom Crann
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Secretary of State
Minnesota's new Secretary of State, Mark Ritchie, displays the Great Seal of the state of Minnesota. The Secretary of State is the keeper of the seal, as outlined in the state's Constitution.
MPR Photo/Tom Crann
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The Great Seal
This is the mechanism which applies the Great Seal of the state of Minnesota onto official state documents.
MPR Photo/Sam Choo