Governor of North Carolina

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The Governor of North Carolina is the state's chief executive, responsible for overseeing the executive branch, implementing state laws, and guiding public policy and the budget.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government position
public office
state executive office
appliesToJurisdiction North Carolina
surface form: State of North Carolina
branch Government of North Carolina
surface form: Executive branch of North Carolina
category Governor of North Carolina self-linksurface differs
surface form: Governors of North Carolina
chiefExecutiveOf North Carolina
surface form: State of North Carolina
constitutingInstrument North Carolina state constitution
surface form: Constitution of North Carolina
country United States of America
deputy Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
electedBy voters of North Carolina
electionMethod popular vote
firstHolder Richard Caswell
flag Flag of the Governor of North Carolina
formationDate 1776
hasPower appoint officials to certain state offices and boards
call special sessions of the North Carolina General Assembly
grant pardons and commutations under North Carolina law
issue executive orders
propose state budget to the North Carolina General Assembly
veto legislation passed by the North Carolina General Assembly
headOfGovernmentFor North Carolina
surface form: State of North Carolina
inauguralHolder Richard Caswell
jurisdiction North Carolina
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Raleigh
surface form: Raleigh, North Carolina
memberOf Council of State of North Carolina
officeCreatedBy North Carolina state constitution
surface form: Constitution of North Carolina
officeHolderTitle Governor
officeType statewide elected office
oversees Executive branch of the government of North Carolina
partOf Government of North Carolina
positionInGovernment head of the executive branch of North Carolina
reportsTo people of North Carolina
residence North Carolina Executive Mansion
responsibleFor administration of state agencies in North Carolina
execution of public policy in North Carolina
implementation of state laws in North Carolina
preparation of the state budget of North Carolina
seat Raleigh
surface form: Raleigh, North Carolina
seeAlso Council of State of North Carolina
Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
North Carolina General Assembly
style The Honorable
symbol Seal of the Governor of North Carolina
termLength 4 years
termLimit two consecutive terms

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North Carolina General Assembly canOverrideVetoOf Governor of North Carolina
Governor of North Carolina category Governor of North Carolina self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Governors of North Carolina
North Carolina State Capitol (Raleigh) currentUse Governor of North Carolina
subject surface form: North Carolina State Capitol
this entity surface form: office of the Governor of North Carolina
North Carolina state constitution establishesBody Governor of North Carolina
subject surface form: North Carolina Constitution
this entity surface form: Office of the Governor of North Carolina