Editing Nevada (section)

===Government===

{{Main|Government of Nevada}}
[[File:Rotary-clock.jpg|thumb|upright|The [[Nevada State Legislative Building]] in Carson City]]

Under the [[Constitution of the State of Nevada]], the powers of the [[Nevada government]] are divided among three [[separation of powers|separate departments]]: the [[executive branch|executive]] consisting of the [[governor of Nevada]] and their cabinet along with the other elected constitutional officers; the [[List of U.S. state legislatures|legislative]] consisting of the [[Nevada Legislature]], which includes the [[Nevada Assembly|Assembly]] and the [[Nevada Senate|Senate]]; and the [[judicial branch|judicial]] consisting of the [[Supreme Court of Nevada]] and lower courts.

The governor is the [[chief magistrate]] of Nevada,<ref name="nvc-5-1">NV Const. art. V, § 1.</ref> the head of the executive department of the state's government,<ref name="nvc-5-1" /> and the commander-in-chief of the [[U.S. state|state]]'s [[Nevada National Guard|military forces]].<ref>NV Const. art. V, § 5.</ref> The current governor is [[Joe Lombardo]], a Republican. The executive branch also consists of an independently elected [[Lieutenant Governor of Nevada|lieutenant governor]], [[Secretary of State of Nevada|secretary of state]], [[Nevada State Treasurer|state treasurer]], [[Nevada State Controller|state controller]], and [[Nevada Attorney General|attorney general]] who function as a check and balance on the power of the governor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Research/LegInfo/Orientation/2010-11/Handouts/Jan19-24/1-19/02StructureOfGovt_ExecBranch.pdf|title=The Structure of Government: Executive Branch|publisher=Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau|first=Michael J. |last=Stewart|access-date=September 12, 2023}}</ref>

The Nevada Legislature is a [[bicameral]] body divided into an Assembly and Senate. Members of the Assembly serve two years, and members of the Senate serve four years. Both houses of the Nevada Legislature enacted term limits starting in 2010, with senators and assemblymen/women who are limited to a maximum of twelve years in each body (by appointment or election which is a lifetime limit){{snd}}a provision of the constitution which was upheld by the Supreme Court of Nevada in a unanimous decision. Each session of the legislature meets for a constitutionally mandated 120 days in every odd-numbered year, or longer if the governor calls a special session.

On December 18, 2018, Nevada became the first in the United States with a female majority in its legislature. Women hold nine of the 21 seats in the Nevada Senate, and 23 of the 42 seats in the Nevada Assembly.<ref>{{cite news |last=Price |first=Michelle L. |url=https://www.apnews.com/8bebc3041f564d449365feff713bf7a4 |title=Nevada becomes 1st US state with female-majority Legislature |work=[[Associated Press]] |date=December 18, 2018 |access-date=December 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220145235/https://apnews.com/8bebc3041f564d449365feff713bf7a4 |archive-date=December 20, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Supreme Court of Nevada is the [[state supreme court]] and the head of the [[Nevada Judiciary]]. Original jurisdiction is divided between the [[Nevada District Courts|district courts]] (with general jurisdiction), and justice courts and municipal courts (both of limited jurisdiction). Appeals from District Courts are made directly to the Nevada Supreme Court, which under a deflective model of jurisdiction, has the discretion to send cases to the [[Nevada Court of Appeals|Court of Appeals]] for final resolution.<ref name="NevadaJudiciary_CourtOfAppeals">{{cite web |url=http://nvcourts.gov/Supreme/Court_Information/Court_of_Appeals/ |title=Court of Appeals |website=Nevada Judiciary |access-date=August 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812211936/http://nvcourts.gov/Supreme/Court_Information/Court_of_Appeals/ |archive-date=August 12, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Incorporated town]]s in Nevada, known as cities, are given the authority to legislate anything not prohibited by law. A recent movement has begun to permit [[home rule]] to incorporate Nevada cities to give them more flexibility and fewer restrictions from the Legislature. Town Boards for [[Unincorporated towns in Nevada|unincorporated towns]] are limited local governments created by either the local county commission, or by referendum, and form a purely advisory role and in no way diminish the responsibilities of the county commission that creates them.

====State agencies====

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* [[Nevada Attorney General|Attorney General]]
* Department of Business & Industry
* [[Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|Department of Conservation & Natural Resources]]
* Consumer Health Assistance
* Controller's Office
* [[Nevada Department of Corrections|Department of Corrections]]
* [[Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs]]
* Nevada Commission on Economic Development
* [[Nevada Department of Education|Department of Education]]
* Nevada Secretary of State, Election Division
* Department of Employment, Training & Rehabilitation
* [[Nevada Gaming Control Board|Gaming Control Board]]
* Governor's Office
* Nevada Film Office
* Department of Health and Human Services
* Department of Information Technology
* Department of Justice
* [[Nevada Lieutenant Governor|Lieutenant Governor]]
* [[Nevada National Guard|Nevada Military Department]]
* Division of Minerals, Commission on Mineral Resources
* [[Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles|Department of Motor Vehicles]]
* Department of Personnel
* Advisory Council for Prosecuting Attorneys
* Public Employees Benefit Program
* Public Employees Retirement System
* [[Nevada Department of Public Safety|Department of Public Safety]]
* [[Nevada Public Utilities Commission]]
* Department of Secretary of State
* Department of Taxation
* Commission on Tourism
* [[Nevada Department of Transportation|Department of Transportation]]
* [[Nevada State Treasurer]]
* Universities and Community Colleges of Nevada
* Nevada Office of Veterans' Services
* [[Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education]]
* [[Nevada Department of Wildlife]]
* Board of Museums and History
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