California statewide offices

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California statewide offices are the major elected executive positions that govern the state of California, such as governor, lieutenant governor, and other constitutional offices chosen by voters in statewide elections.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf group of elected executive offices
political office category
appliesToJurisdiction State of California NERFINISHED
areContestedIn California general elections
areDefinedBy California Constitution NERFINISHED
areElectedBy voters of California
areOftenContestedIn California primary elections
arePartOf government of California NERFINISHED
politics of California
ballotAccessRegulatedBy California election law NERFINISHED
ballotType statewide ballot
coordinateWith California State Legislature NERFINISHED
Judicial branch of California NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electionScope statewide
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting
firstElectionYear various years since 19th century
governedBy California Elections Code NERFINISHED
governmentBranch executive branch of California
hasJurisdictionOver public policy in California
hasPowerOver statewide executive administration
includeOffice Attorney General of California NERFINISHED
California Board of Equalization members NERFINISHED
California Insurance Commissioner NERFINISHED
California State Controller NERFINISHED
California State Treasurer NERFINISHED
California Superintendent of Public Instruction NERFINISHED
Governor of California NERFINISHED
Lieutenant Governor of California NERFINISHED
Secretary of State of California NERFINISHED
influencedBy California political parties NERFINISHED
languageOfBallot English
Spanish
officeholdersMustMeet age requirements
citizenship requirements
residency requirements
officeType constitutional office
state executive office
overseenBy California Secretary of State NERFINISHED
relatedConcept California constitutional officers
California state elections NERFINISHED
statewide elected officials of California
relatesTo California state government NERFINISHED
selectionMethod popular vote
subjectOf California statewide elections NERFINISHED
supervise various California state agencies
termLength four years
termLimit two terms for most offices

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CADEM electoralFocus California statewide offices