Executive Branch
Michigan's executive branch is headed by the Governor. Elected with the Governor is the Lieutenant Governor. Constitutional elected executives are Attorney General and Secretary of State. The State Board of Education is elected every two years in groups of 2 for eight year terms.
The Governor has the powers and responsibilities to: sign or veto laws passed by the Legislature, including a line item veto; appoint judges, subject to ratification by the electorate; propose a state budget; give the annual State of the State address; sue other executives to comply with the law; command the state militia; and grant pardons for any crime, except cases involving impeachment by the Legislature.
The Lieutenant Governor is the President of the Michigan Senate and acts as the governor when the Governor is unable to execute the office, including whenever the Governor leaves the state.
Also constitutionally created within the executive branch is the state transportation commission, director of the state transportation department, civil rights commission, a state treasurer and principal departments headed by the state treasurer, Attorney General and Secretary of State.
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