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== Executive branch == | == Executive branch == | ||
{{See also|Governor of Verona|Lieutenant Governor of Verona}} | {{See also|Governor of Verona|Lieutenant Governor of Verona}} | ||
The Verona executive branch consists of the [[Governor of Verona]] and seven other elected constitutional officers: [[Lieutenant Governor of Verona|Lieutenant Governor]], Attorney General, Secretary of State, Commonwealth Controller, Commonwealth Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner, and [[Verona Department of Education|Superintendent of Education]]. The governor serves as {{wp|chief executive officer}} of the Commonwealth and as commander-in-chief of its militia. The Lieutenant Governor serves as president of the Senate of Verona and is first in the line of succession to the governor. The Attorney General is chief legal advisor to the governor and the General Assembly, chief lawyer of the Commonwealth, and the head of the Department of Justice. The attorney general is second in the line of succession to the governor. Whenever there is a vacancy in all three executive offices of governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general, then the Orator Princeps of the Verona Chamber of Emissaries becomes governor. | |||
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File:Senadora_Angélica_Araujo_Lara.jpg|'''[[Alícia Rosa]] (SDP)''' <br /> [[Governor of Verona|Governor]] | File:Senadora_Angélica_Araujo_Lara.jpg|'''[[Alícia Rosa]] (SDP)''' <br /> [[Governor of Verona|Governor]] | ||
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File:Massimo_Garavaglia_daticamera_2018.jpg|'''Dylan Biescas (SDP)''' <br /> [[Verona Insurance Commissioner|Insurance Commissioner]] | File:Massimo_Garavaglia_daticamera_2018.jpg|'''Dylan Biescas (SDP)''' <br /> [[Verona Insurance Commissioner|Insurance Commissioner]] | ||
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All candidates in the primary elections are listed on the ballot with their preferred party affiliation, but they are not the official nominee of that party. At the primary election, the two candidates with the top votes will advance to the general election regardless of party affiliation. If at a special primary election, one candidate receives more than 50% of all the votes cast, they are elected to fill the vacancy and no special general election will be held. | All candidates in the primary elections are listed on the ballot with their preferred party affiliation, but they are not the official nominee of that party. At the primary election, the two candidates with the top votes will advance to the general election regardless of party affiliation. If at a special primary election, one candidate receives more than 50% of all the votes cast, they are elected to fill the vacancy and no special general election will be held. | ||