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Most county offices are elected positions.?
True
Which president held the most elected offices at the same time?
A president must resign his previous office before he becomes President. People can not hold two elected offices at the same time, as a rule.
Are most positions on the county payroll filled by the merit system?
no it should be false.
What would you have to do to get on the school board?
In the United States, most school boards are elected positions, so you will need to run for office and be elected by the voters of your district.
Who provides law enforcement for a county?
At the county level, the head Law Enforcement Officer is the Sheriff. The Sheriff is (usually) elected by the residents of that county, and is head of the county's sheriff's office and the county's jail.
True or false most positions on the county payroll are filled by the merit system?
True
Legislative powers at the county level are exercised by?
In most counties in the United States, legislative powers are exercised by the county commissioners. They are usually elected by the citizens of the county.
What are two political offices you cannot run for?
Offices related to the US government that are non-elective include three prominent groups: 1) Secretaries of the Cabinet and Attorney General 2) Ambassadors and Consular positions 3) US Attorneys Judges are the most common non-elected positions in all levels of government, but are not explicitly political in nature. Both they are US attorneys are primarily concerned with the law, but have been influenced by political considerations. Many positions in the Executive branch are also appointive, as opposed to being jobs in civil service.
What body governs most villages in the us?
A county commission (also known as a board of county commissioners) is a group of elected officials charged with administering the county government in local government in most states of the United States.
Who plays the role of recruiting candidates to office and directly connecting the public to candidates and elected leaders?
For federal offices and some statewide offices, most of that is handled by the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee.
Who does the sheriff answer to?
In most states, a County Sherriff is a directly-elected position responsible to the voters of his/her County. Without money, however, the office can do little so budgets passed by the county's Board, Commission or however-named local taxing body provide a FUNCTIONAL responsibility to that body. In short, your County Commission probably "fie" the Sherriff, but they can make his orher job MUCH harder (or easier) depending on relationships.
Who is the state treasurer appointed by in most cases?
State treasurer are executive officers that are elected or appointed by the governor. There are around fourteen offices in the US but are not in all 50 states.
