Executive Branch
The executive branch of Ohio government comprises six officers elected statewide for four-year terms, all on a partisan ballot:
- Governor and lieutenant governor, elected jointly on a single ticket
- The governor appoints a cabinet whose members direct a number of state regulatory agencies.
- Secretary of state
- Attorney general
- Auditor
- Treasurer
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