Entries in each book are chronological. In others, documents on file in the papers have not been recorded in the record books, even though they represent a type of action normally recorded there as an official act of the chief executive. Beginning in the latter part of the territorial period and continuing after statehood, the Secretary gradually began recording individual types of documents in separate series. A microfilmed copy is available in the archives research center. These series cover appointments in the last two decades of the nineteenth century.
Related series documenting the election process are numerous.
Records of the Utah Commission contain election data from the 1880's. Acts of the legislature approved by the Governor can also be found in records from the Secretary's Office. Later journals also record the Governor's actions in relation to specific bills. An index to names of persons appearing within documents is available. This series was maintained by the Secretary of State's office until 1949.