ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, ðə sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌv stˈeɪt ɹˈɛdʒɪstɚd bˈɪznəsᵻz, ˈɪʃuːd dɹˈaɪvɚz lˈaɪsənsᵻz, pɹɪzˈɜːvd ɪmpˈoːɹtənt ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɹˈɛkɚdz ænd, æz wɪskˈɑːnsɪnz sˈɛntɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃənz ˈɑːfɪsɚ, kˈænvəst ᵻlˈɛkʃən ɹᵻtˈɜːnz, meɪntˈeɪnd vˈoʊɾɚ ɹˈɛkɚdz, ɹˈɛɡjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd lˈɑːbɪˌɪsts, ænd ɛnfˈoːɹst stˈeɪt ᵻlˈɛkʃən lˈɔːz.
In 1929 for example, the Secretary of State registered businesses, issued driver's licenses, preserved important government records and, as Wisconsin's central elections officer, canvassed election returns, maintained voter records, regulated lobbyists, and enforced state election laws.