Overview
The Department protects the public's health and safety by licensing more than one million business and health professionals; promotes the integrity of the electoral process; supports economic development through corporate registrations and transactions; maintains registration and financial information for thousands of charities, and sanctions professional boxing, kick-boxing, wrestling and mixed martial arts.
Resources and Guides
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Resources to Help Start a Business or Charity
Find resources on how to start a business, how to file online, and more
Business and charities resources![A person working at a desk with a pencil](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.dos.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/dos/images/card-groups/ProfessionalLicensee-1200x675.png)
Resources for Professional Licensees
Find information about licensing processing guides and timelines, best practices, and more.
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Information on Voting & Elections
Find reports and statistics on voting, campaign finance, and lobbying disclosure.
Voting and election reports and statistics![Two people boxing in a ring with a referee](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.dos.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/dos/images/card-groups/StateAthletics-1200x675.png)
State Athletics Resources
Find forms and documents needed to compete in Pennsylvania.
Forms for boxers, mixed martial artists and moreNews
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Secretary Schmidt Opens 2024 PA Campus Voting Challenge to Encourage Civic Engagement Among College Students
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ICYMI: Secretary of the Commonwealth Meets with Philadelphia Poll Worker Trainees, Encourages Voters to Sign Up to Be Poll Workers in November Election
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Secretary of the Commonwealth Meets with Philadelphia Poll Worker Trainees, Encourages Voters to Sign Up to Be Poll Workers in November Election
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Participation in Cancer Drug Repository Program Rises 900% Since March After Department of State Outreach
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