EXECUTIVE OFFICES of MINNESOTA Governor Lieutenant Governor Treasurer Attorney General Secretary of State Auditor.

EXECUTIVE OFFICES of MINNESOTAEXECUTIVE OFFICES of MINNESOTA

Governor

Lieutenant Governor

TreasurerAttorney General

Secretary of

State

Auditor

Governor of Minnesota

Jesse Ventura - Reform Party

Term - 4 years

Requirements -

Qualified Voter, 25 yrs. Old, MN Resident - 1 yr., U.S. Citizen

http://www.governor.state.mn.us/

Responsibilities

Executive Branch

•Administer laws and affairs of the state•Appoint heads of department and agencies•Act as commander-in-chief of state military forces

Legislative Branch•Inform Legislature of condition of the state•Propose a state budget•Review bills the Legislature passes - approve(sign) or reject (veto)•Can call emergency legislative sessions

Judicial Branch•Appoint judges to fill vacancies in District, Appellate, and Supreme Courts•Issue pardons and reprieves, restore civil rights to felons

Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

Mae Schunk - Reform PartyTerm - 4 Years

Requirements :

•Qualified voter

•25 yrs. Old

•Minnesota Resident - 1 year

•U.S. Citizen

Responsibilities

•Represent the Governor•Assume Governor’s responsibilties in Governor’s absence or if a vacancy occurs•Assume duties Governor assigns

Attorney General

Mike Hatch - Democratic Party

Term - 4 Years

Requirements

•Qualified voter

•21 years old

Responsibilities

•Provide legal services to state government

•Represent the state in court cases

•Enforce laws concerning charitable organizations

•Protect public rights

http://www.ag.state.mn.us/default.htm

STATE AUDITORSTATE AUDITOR

Judith Dutcher

Term - 4 Years

Requirements

•Qualified voter

•21 years old

Responsibilities

•Monitor financial affairs of state

•Collect, check, and standardize financial information from local units of government

•Investigate audit reports

http://www.osa.state.mn.us/mainTmp.lasso?page==pagwelcome&-nothing

Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer Phone number : (651) 296-2803 Fax number: (651) 215-0682

E-mail address: [email protected]

Secretary of StateSecretary of State

Mary Kiffmeyer

Term - 4 Years

Requirements

•Qualified voter

•21 years old

Responsibilities

•Administer elections as chief election official

•Certify official documents, governor’s executive orders, laws the Legislature passes

•Regulate Minnesota businesses

•Act as custodian of official records

http://www.state.mn.us/ebranch/sos/

Carol Johnson

Term - 4 Years

Requirements

•Qualified voter

•21 years old

Responsibilities

•Administer state funds (cash & investment)

•Act as state paymaster

http://www.treasurer.state.mn.us/

Administration, Department of Administrative Hearings, Office of

Agriculture, Department of Center for Arts Education, Minnesota

Children, Families and Learning, Department of Commerce, Department of

Corrections, Department of Economic Security, Department of

Employee Relations, Department of Environmental Assistance, Office of

Finance, Department of Health, Department of

Higher Education Services Office Historical Society, Minnesota

Housing Finance Agency, Minnesota Human Rights, Department of

Human Services, Department of Labor and Industry, Department of

Lottery, Minnesota State Mediation Services, Bureau of

Metropolitan Council Military Affairs, Department of

EXECUTIVE BRANCHEXECUTIVE BRANCH

State Departments and AgenciesState Departments and Agencies

National Guard, Minnesota Natural Resources, Department of

Planning - Office of Strategic and Long Range Planning, Minnesota

Pollution Control Agency Public Employees Retirement Association

Public Safety, Department of Public Service, Department of

Public Utilities Commission, Minnesota Revenue, Department of

State Retirement System, Minnesota Tax Court, Minnesota

Teachers Retirement Association Trade and Economic Development,

Department of Community Profiles, Minnesota

Tourism, Minnesota Office of Transportation, Department of

Index of D OT Web Site - site Veterans Affairs, Department of

Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals

Standing L to R: Justice Russell A. Anderson, Justice Edward C. Stringer, Justice James H. Gilbert, Justice Joan Ericksen LancasterSeated L to R: Justice Alan C. Page, Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz, Justice Paul H. Anderson

Judicial BranchJudicial Branch

Supreme Court

Members

•1 Chief Justice

•6 Associate Justices

Term - 6 years

Requirements

•Licensed to practice law in Minnesota

Responsibilities

•Hear appeals on decisions from the Court of Appeals, Workers Compensation Court of Appeals, the Tax Court and persons convicted of 1st Degree murder

•Hear constitutionality cases

•Interpret the law and Constitution

•Regulate all courts in the state

•Recommend improvements of the judicial system

•Oversee law practice and judicial planning

Judicial BranchJudicial BranchCourt of Appeals

Members

•1 Chief Judge

•15 Associate Judges

Term - 6 years

Requirements

•Licensed to Practice law in Minnesota

Responsibilities

•Hear appeals on decisions from lower courts

District Court

Members

•10 Judicial districts, each with several judges (about 250)

Term - 6 years

Requirements

•Licensed to Practice law in Minnesota

Responsibilities

•Hear criminal cases

•Hear public policy issues, civil cases

•Hear juvenile cases

•Hear family cases

•Hear probate cases

•Hear traffic cases

Concilliation Court

Members

•1 Concilliation Court in each county - District Court judges serve as Concilliation Court judges

Requirements

•Licensed to Practice law in Minnesota

Responsibilities

•Hear only Civil claims of damages up to $7,500 (except for disputes over consumer credit transactions, which must be less than $4,000 ) Concilliation Court is a division of District Court