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== Government and politics == | == Government and politics == | ||
=== State government === | |||
[[File:Milano, Palazzo Lombardia.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Lombardia's Seat of Government.]] | |||
The government of Lombardia is conducted according to the [[Constitution of Lombardia|state constitution]]. The government of Lombardia, like the other 30 state governments, has exclusive authority over matters that lie entirely within the state's borders, except as limited by Cartadania's Constitution. | |||
Power in Lombardia is divided among three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. The Lombardia General Assembly is composed of the Lombardia Chamber of Delegates and the Lombardia Senate. Lombardia's governor is unique in Cartadania as the office is vested with significant authority in budgeting. The legislature may not increase the governor's proposed budget expenditures. Unlike many other states, significant autonomy is granted to many of Lombardia's counties. | |||
Most of the business of government is conducted in [[Figueroa]], the state capital. Elections for governor and most statewide offices, as well as most county elections, are held in midterm-election years (even-numbered years not divisible by four). | |||
The [[Judiciary of Lombardia]] is the unified court system of commonwealth, and consists of the [[Supreme Court of Lombardia]], the appelate courts of Lombardia, known as the Lombardia Courts of Appeal, as well as 93 Circuit Courts sitting in each County, the latter being courts of general jurisdiction over "all justiciable matters". Lombardia's Supreme Court has a single chief justice and six associate justices, each serving no more than 12 years in their role. It is seated in Figueroa with hearings in Castelusia between June 1 and September 30. | |||
=== Politics === | === Politics === | ||