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In addition to governor and lieutenant governor, the voters of NC also elect 8 heads of state agencies.

8 executives:
- Commissioner of Agriculture
- State Treasurer
- Secretary of State
- Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Attorney General
- Secretory of Labor
- Commissioner of Insurance
- State Auditor

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Dan Forest

1. Automatically succeeds Governor if the seat is open.
Ex: Death, Removal, Climbing the Political Ladder

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Roy Cooper

Roles-
Chief of State- Symbolic speaker of the state
Commander in Chief- seeing if state policies are carried out

Responsibilities-
Appoints key state officials,
coordinates state agencies, and
administers and proposes state budget.

Qualifications-
Term= 4 years
2 consecutive terms, can go back after a gap of no term.
30 years old
US citizen for 5 years
Lived in NC for 2 years immediately before election.

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- Concurrent Powers
Levy taxes
Borrow money
Spend for general welfare
Establish courts
Enact and enforce laws

-Reserved Powers
Regulate intrastate
Establish local government systems
Administer elections
Protect the public's health, welfare, and morals

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Elections- members of general assembly elected via districts. Districts are roughly equal in population, which is determined by the census.
50 senators = 50 senatorial districts.
120 HOR Reps= 120 HOR districts.

Qualifications- 21 years to be in house
30 to be in Senate
35 for president.

General Assembly Leadership-
NC HOUSE
Speaker of the house- Presides over HOR & key appointments
NC SENATE
Lieutenant Governor is president of senate, tiebreaker.
President pro tempore- Runs the senate when Lieutenant is not there for their job.

Legislative Sessions-
Short session in even number years- 6 weeks
Long session on odd number years- 6 months
Special Sessions- called by governor or speaker of the house and pres of senate-

Key Legislation-
2005 state lottery created- NC Education Lottery
2006 first minimum wage bump- moved to 6.15 per hour
(colloquialism/ Short slag way of saying it )
HB2/ Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act

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Draft Bill

Introduce the Bill

Refer to Committee-
(longest serving member of committee is head of committee)

Debate

Approved Bill  goes to the Other House

Conference Committee

Bill Signing by Both Houses

Governor's Signature

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General Assembly makes 2 kinds of laws:
1) Statutes- House Bill No. 2
2) Local/Special

General Assembly decides how much money can be spent and how states expenses will be paid.

Can create Oversight committees that monitor laws to evaluate how much they are working.

Can initiate the impeachment process.