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The office of the attorney general was first created by the Ohio General Assembly by statute in 1846. The attorney general's principal duties were to give legal advice to the state government, to represent the state in legal matters, and to advise the state's county prosecutors. Originally, the attorney general was appointed by the legislature.
The daily administration of the state’s laws are carried out by six elected statewide officials; the chief executive the Governor, and their second in command the Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Auditor, and by the staff and employees of the executive branch agencies.
In Puerto Rico, the attorney general is officially called the secretary of justice, but is commonly known as the Puerto Rico attorney general. [ 4 ] Many states have passed term limits limiting the selection to 2 consecutive terms (9 states); 2 terms maximum (4 states), but 33 states have no term limits.
(The Center Square) – An Ohio Voters Bill of Rights can move forward to get before voters as an amendment to the state’s constitution. Attorney General Dave Yost approved the summary for the ...
Under state law, the attorney general must decide whether the summary fairly and accurately reflects the proposed amendment. Once a measure clears that hurdle, it goes to the Ohio Ballot Board for ...
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office rejected petition language Wednesday for a constitutional amendment aimed at remaking the state's troubled system for drawing political maps, determining that ...
Cordray, who served under then-Attorney General Lee Fisher until Betty Montgomery won the position in 1994, argued a technical criminal case on Halloween day in 1993 when the post was created. [3] Most states' attorneys general offices have had separate divisions with chiefs specializing in state and federal appellate works.
Nov 7, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, US; Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost speaks with the press at the Issue One watch party hosted by Protect Women Ohio at the Center for Christian Virtue in Downtown ...