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The government of Nevada comprises three branches of government: the executive branch consisting of the governor of Nevada and the governor's cabinet along with the other elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Nevada Legislature which includes the Assembly and the Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of Nevada and lower courts.
The state controller is the chief fiscal officer for the state of Nevada. In practice, this means the state controller is responsible for administering the state’s accounting system and regulating the disbursement of public funds. These disparate activities serve two objectives: foremost, to provide citizens, state agencies, local governments ...
Nevada State Capitol in 1875. For seven years after Nevada's admission as a U.S. state in 1864, the Nevada Legislature did not have a proper meeting place. In 1869, the Legislature passed the State Capitol Act, signed into law by Governor Henry G. Blasdel, providing $100,000 for the construction of a capitol building. [15]
The governor is also the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws [4] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Nevada Legislature, [5] to convene the legislature at any time, [6] as well as, except in cases of treason or impeachment, to grant pardons and reprieves. [7]
Nevada State Board on Geographic Names; State Grazing Boards Central Committee of Nevada State Grazing Boards; Nevada High-Speed Rail Authority; Board of Trustees of the Fund for Hospital Care to Indigent Persons; Board for the Regulation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas; Advisory Council for Prosecuting Attorneys; Nevada Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar (D) is expressing optimism the state could avoid a repeat of 2020, when it took until the weekend for media outlets to project President Biden as the ...
This is a list of U.S. statewide elected executive officials.These state constitutional officers have their duties and qualifications mandated in state constitutions. This list does not include those elected to serve in non-executive branches of government, such as justices or clerks of the state supreme courts or at-large members of the state legislatures.
State Senate; State Assembly; State delegation to the U.S. Senate; State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives; For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes as well as whether the nominees won the election.