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commissioner of Agriculture (duties and qualifications) |
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duties- monitors the production, buying, and selling of agriculture. Qualifications- eligible voter, live in the state, four year term/unlimited |
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1 delegate represents how many people? |
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How long does the state legislature. government meet? |
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How much is each member paid daily for food, traveling, and lodging? |
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Residing officer of the House of delegates is called? |
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State official in court is the...? |
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bringing a person back to where a crime was committed. |
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voluntarily giving up your rights. |
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The Attorney General must be liscensed in what? |
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What are the qualifications to be an attorney general? |
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eligible voter, residency req. of at least 5 yrs. At least 25 Liscensed to practice law, four year term unlimited |
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Description of an Auditor? |
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official bookkeeper, keeps track of the state's income and expidentures |
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qualifications to become an auditor? |
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eligible voter, live in the state, 4 year term unlimited |
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whats the purpose of the executive branch? |
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enforce the laws passed by the state legislature, see to the day to day running of the state/government |
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eligible voter, residency req. of at least 5 year, at least 30, 4 year term limited to two consecutive terms at any time. |
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What time does the governor take the oath of office? |
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first monday after second wednesday in january in the year following the election |
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how many members in the state senate? |
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how many state senatorial districts? |
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qualifications for the state senate? |
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eligible voter, at least 25, legal resident of the district to be represented for 5 years, 4 year term unlimited, 17 elected every 2 terms, |
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Pres of the state senate is...? |
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presiding officer of the state senate |
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How much are the salary/fringe benefits?? |
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delay the carrying out of a sentence |
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freed from any future or current punishment. |
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change punishment to a less severe one |
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released from prison with restrictions, if they are broken you are returned to prison to finish the sentence and with possibly longer sentencing. |
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qualifications to be an eligible voter? |
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must be 18 on or before the next general election, must be a US citizen, legal res. of a voting precinct, not under punishment of a felony crime punishable by more tthan one year in prison ( state or federal) |
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how many people in the state legislature? |
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What two lawmaking bodies make up the gov of WV> |
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House of Delegates and the State Senate |
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The purpose of the state government |
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provide laws for the states residents to live by and provides money to run the government. |
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House of delegates has how many members and delegate districts? |
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100 members 58 delegate districts |
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Qualifications of the House of Delegates? |
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eligible voter (18 yrs old), legal resident in the district to be rep., two year term/ unlimited |
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Speaker of the house isss? |
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the presiding officer of the house. |
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Primary election is held when? |
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2nd Tuesday in May, after the uneven numbered year |
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Polls open and close when? |
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