The Government of Vermont: A Q

The government of Vermont is divided into branches similar to those of Texas, but with varying offices and departments within each. Vermont’s Government is divided into the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches, as well as local governments.

The Executive Branch is divided into six offices: Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Auditor of Accounts, Treasurer, and the Secretary of State. (Branches)

The Governor shall have the power to commission and appoint officers except where provisions of the law or constitution state otherwise. The Governor shall also be responsible for filling all vacancies in office, occasioned by death or otherwise, until the office can be filled in the manner directed by law or the state’s constitution. (vtconstexp) The Governor also posses a clear veto over the state’s bicameral legislature, known as the General Assembly, with a majority vote needed to override the veto. Between 1913 and 2002 there have been seventy-two vetoes in Vermont and only six have been overridden. The Governor is also allowed a pocket veto, which is the ability to kill a bill received after the end of the legislative session by simply not signing the bi

The state’s Senate is just one house of Vermont’s bi-cameral legislatorial system, the House of Representatives being the other. The two houses, known as the General Assembly, are responsible for the writing and passing of legislative bills to be sent to the Governor for review and signing into law, or veto. Vermont’s Senate is composed of thirty Senators, and the House of Representatives is composed of one hundred-fifty Representatives, all elected by the voters of Vermont during general election as regulated and overseen by the Secretary of State’s Office every two years. (vtconstexp) Each house has a clear veto over the decisions of the other, and decisions of legislature can be vetoed by the Governor. The Legislature of Vermont meets every two years, and is responsible for the redistricting of legislative boundaries each session after the United States Census is taken. Checks and balances with the legislative branch are mostly in key with the State’s Supreme Court by allowing each to override or revise the decisions of the other. (vtconst)

The Secretary of State’s Office oversees notaries public, as well as, the state’s elections including lobbyist registration and disclosures. This office of the Executive Branch also oversees the licensing of business entities, campaign finance filings, and is the custodian of most of Vermont’s Government records. The Secretary of State is also charged with providing assistance to voters and citizens in finding the names and contact information of their Senators and Representatives, and regulates thirty-seven occupations and special professions within the state. (secdesk)

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