Office of the Secretary of State
Secretary of State
Karson Kuykendall (She/Her)
About Secretary Kuykendall
Karson Kuykendall joined the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature at her home delegation of Oklahoma State University in the Fall of 2024. Throughout her time at Oklahoma State University, she has served as the Secretary for OSU’s delegation. She began her delegate journey as a House representative and served as the Assistant Chief Clerk for two sessions. Going into her third session, she found her true belonging in the Senate and served as a senator for two sessions. While in the Senate, she served as Head Standards and Ethics Chair, Head and Assistant President’s Clerk, Vice Chair and member of Judiciary, and Committee Vice Chair. Her experience both in and outside of the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature has driven her passion for detail-oriented tasks, behind-the-scenes administrative work, and ensuring that every delegate has the resources and support needed to succeed. Not ready to leave this organization behind, Karson will be pursuing a Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Oklahoma State this coming fall.
What does the
Secretary of State do?
The Secretary of State maintains all organizational documents, maintain control of the use of the official seal of the organization, make grammatical corrections to submitted and passed legislation, publish a digest of all legislation that had passed and become law after each regular and special session, distribute authenticated copies of the Constitution and Statutes of the organization, keep a register of the official acts of the Governor, distribute all proposed legislation for each session of the Legislature, provide such administrative assistance to the Legislature as the Governor and President Pro Tempore and Speaker of the House shall direct, keep a record of the proceedings of the Board of Directors and Steering Committee, and handles the registration of all delegates and members and the submission of legislation for each regular and special session of the organization.
The Secretary of State also serves as a voting member and the secretary of the Steering Committee and as the secretary of the Board of Directors, though they are not considered a voting member of the Board of Directors.
