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The executive branch includes the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer of State, Auditor of State, Attorney General, State Board of Education and Governor's cabinet. The legislative branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate, collectively called the General Assembly. The judicial branch comprises the Ohio Supreme Court; numerous judicial bodies including 12 courts of appeals, courts of common pleas, county courts, municipal courts; and the Court of Claims. By a constitutional change in 1992, all legislators, as well as the governor and most other statewide elected officials, have designated term limits.
Following are brief descriptions of the elected positions in Ohio government. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, but to give a broad overview of the offices.
Governor
Elected to a four-year term
Term limit: two consecutive four-year terms
The governor is the chief executive officer of state government. The governor
is responsible for proposing the state budget, appointing state department
directors and for signing bills, passed by the Ohio General Assembly,
into laws.
Lieutenant Governor
Elected to a four-year term
Term limit: two consecutive four-year terms
The lieutenant governor is a member of the governor's cabinet and presides
at its meetings in the absence of the governor. The governor can appoint
the lieutenant governor as an administrative department head.
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1840 - William Henry Harrison, from North Bend, elected president.
1842 - The Wyandottes, Ohio's last Indian tribe, leave Ohio.