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The Government of Vermont: A Q

 

            The Government of Vermont: A Quick Political View.
             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 bill into law. (vetoes).
             Also embedded in the Executive Branch of Vermont's government is the Office of the Attorney General. The Attorney General is the State's chief law enforcement officer and is also charged with representing the State in any matters in which the State is a party or has interest in. The Attorney General is also dedicated to the protection of the health and the safety of all citizens. The Attorney General's Office is divided into multiple divisions for more effective control over the office's wide span of responsibilities. The Consumer Division deals with the protection of consumers and all telemarketing laws. The Civil Rights Division handles hate crimes and employment or wage disputes.


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