EXECUTIVE OFFICES of MINNESOTA Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary

EXECUTIVE OFFICES of MINNESOTA Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Attorney General Treasurer 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 Party Term - 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 AUDITOR http: //www. osa. state. mn. us/main. Tmp. lasso? page==pa gwelcome&-nothing 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

Secretary 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/ Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer Phone number : (651) 296 -2803 Fax number: (651) 215 -0682 E-mail address: secretary. state@state. mn. us

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/

EXECUTIVE BRANCH State Departments and Agencies 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 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

Supreme Court Members • 1 Chief Justice Judicial Branch • 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 1 st 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 Standing L to R: Justice Russell A. Anderson, Justice Edward C. Stringer, Justice James H. Gilbert, Justice Joan Ericksen Lancaster Seated L to R: Justice Alan C. Page, Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz, Justice Paul H. Anderson

Judicial Branch Court of Appeals Members • 1 Chief Judge • 15 Associate Judges Term - 6 years Requirements District Court • Licensed to Practice law in Minnesota Members Responsibilities • 10 Judicial districts, each with several judges (about 250) • Hear appeals on decisions from lower courts Term - 6 years Concilliation Court Requirements • Licensed to Practice law in Minnesota Members Responsibilities • 1 Concilliation Court in each county - District Court judges serve as Concilliation Court judges • Hear criminal cases 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 • Hear public policy issues, civil cases • Hear juvenile cases • Hear family cases • Hear probate cases • Hear traffic cases