Registration statements and applications, reports, and all other documents and information required to be filed under this part or by the secretary of state shall be public records in the office of the secretary of state and shall be open to the general public for inspection at such time and under such conditions as the secretary of state may prescribe. The secretary of state, in the secretary of state's discretion, may compile, summarize, publish or otherwise release to the public any information contained in applications and any other documents filed with or received by the secretary of state under this part.