The governor of North Carolina is the head of government of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Seventy-five people have held the office since its inception in 1776. The governor serves a term of four years and chairs the collective body of the state's elected executive officials,the Council of State. The governor's powers and responsibilities are prescribed by the state constitution and by law. They serve as the North Carolina's chief executive and are tasked by the constitution with faithfully carrying out the laws of the state. They are ex officio commander in chief of the North Carolina National Guard and director of the state budget. The office has some powers of appointment of executive branch officials,some judges,and members of boards and commissions. Governors are also empowered to grant pardons and veto legislation.
The North Carolina General Assembly is the bicameral legislature of the state government of North Carolina. The legislature consists of two chambers:the Senate and the House of Representatives. The General Assembly meets in the North Carolina State Legislative Building in Raleigh.
Philip Edward Berger is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirtieth Senate district,which includes Caswell,Rockingham,Stokes,and Surry counties.
The lieutenant governor of North Carolina is the second-highest elected official in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is the only elected official to have powers in both the legislative and executive branches of state government. A member of the North Carolina Council of State,the lieutenant governor serves a four-year term with a two consecutive term limit. The current lieutenant governor is Mark Robinson,a Republican,who has held the office since 2021. The Constitution of North Carolina designates the lieutenant governor the ex officio president of the State Senate and a member of the State Board of Education. They are also required to serve as acting governor of the state in the event of the governor's absence,and assume the governorship in the event it becomes vacant.
The Constitution of the State of South Carolina is the governing document of the U.S. state of South Carolina. It describes the structure and function of the state's government. The current constitution took effect on December 4,1895. South Carolina has had six other constitutions,which were adopted in 1669,1776,1778,1790,1865 and 1868.
The Legislature of the State of Oklahoma is the state legislative branch of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma House of Representatives and Oklahoma Senate are the two houses that make up the bicameral state legislature. There are 101 state representatives,each serving a two-year term,and 48 state senators,who serve four-year terms that are staggered so only half of the Oklahoma Senate districts are eligible in each election cycle. Legislators are elected directly by the people from single member districts of equal population. The Oklahoma Legislature meets annually in the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City.
The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members introduce and vote on bills and resolutions,provide legislative oversight for state agencies,and help to craft the state's budget. The upper house of the Oklahoma Legislature is the Oklahoma Senate.
Daniel Terry Blue Jr. is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the North Carolina Senate,representing the state's 14th Senate district,and is the Senate minority leader.
Dale Robbins Folwell is an American politician who has been the North Carolina State Treasurer since 2017. A Republican from Winston-Salem,North Carolina,Folwell spent four terms in North Carolina House of Representatives,including a term as speaker pro tempore from 2011 to 2013. He was head of the state's Division of Employment Security in the administration of Governor Pat McCrory from 2013 to 2015. He was elected State Treasurer in the 2016 election,taking office on January 1,2017. Folwell was reelected to a second term in 2020,defeating Democratic challenger Ronnie Chatterji.
The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2012 were held November 6,2012 to select the nine officers of the North Carolina Council of State. This election coincided with the U.S. presidential election,U.S. House elections,the gubernatorial election and the statewide judicial elections. Primary elections were held on May 8,2012;for races in which no candidate received 40 percent of the vote in the primary,runoff elections were held on July 17.
Justin P. Burr is a former representative from the 67th District in the North Carolina House of Representatives. The 67th District includes all of Stanly County and a majority of Montgomery County. Burr,a Republican,resides in Norwood,North Carolina.
George S. Robinson is a North Carolina Republican politician who served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1980–86 and 1988-96 and was selected by Caldwell County party leaders in 2015 to return to the legislature to fill an unexpired term. Through the end of 2016,Robinson will fill the 87th District seat vacated by Edgar Starnes,who resigned to accept a position with the North Carolina State Treasurer's office. Robinson ran for a new full term but was defeated by Destin Hall in the March 15,2016 Republican primary.
The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2016 were held on November 8,2016,to select the ten officers of the North Carolina Council of State. This elections coincided with the presidential election,elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the Senate and state elections to the General Assembly and judiciary. Primary elections were held March 15.
Carl L. Ford is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate representing the 33rd district. He previously represented the 76th district in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Bob Steinburg is an American politician and former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He served 3 terms in the North Carolina House of Representatives and 1.5 terms in the North Carolina Senate.
The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2020 were held on November 3,2020,to select the ten officers of the North Carolina Council of State. These elections coincided with the presidential election,elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the Senate and elections to the North Carolina General Assembly and top state courts. Primary elections were held on March 3,2020,for offices for which more than one candidate filed per party.
Destin C. Hall is an American attorney and politician who has served in the North Carolina House of Representatives,representing the 87th district since 2017.
The Government of the U.S. State of Nebraska,established by the Nebraska Constitution,is a republican democracy modeled after the Federal Government of the United States. The state government has three branches:the executive,the legislative,and the judicial. Through a system of separation of powers,or "checks and balances," each of these branches has some authority to act on its own,and also some authority to regulate the other two branches,so that all three branches can limit and balance the others' authority. The State Government is based in Lincoln,the capital city of Nebraska.
Moore v. Harper,600 U.S. 1 (2023),is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that rejected the independent state legislature theory (ISL),a theory that asserts state legislatures have sole authority to establish election laws for federal elections within their respective states without judicial review by state courts,without presentment to state governors,and without constraint by state constitutions. The case arose from the redistricting of North Carolina's districts by its legislature after the 2020 United States census,which the state courts found to be too artificial and partisan,and an extreme case of gerrymandering in favor of the Republican Party.
The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2024 were held on November 5,2024,to select the ten officers of the North Carolina Council of State. These elections coincided with the presidential election,elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the North Carolina General Assembly and top state courts. Primary elections took place on March 5,2024,for offices for which more than one candidate filed per party.
