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HOME About the GIC Newsroom Programs Performance Measures FAQs Employment Related Links Contact Information Office Location Site Map SERVICES INFORMATION	Delaware Government Preface Capital Area Map – Dover, DE Delaware’s Symbols CHAPTER 1: DELAWARE—AN OVERVIEW The First State Delaware — the Diamond State Agriculture Industry Transportation Cultural and Recreational Activities CHAPTER 2: THE CONSTITUTION and CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES History Present Constitution Constitutional Revisions Constitutional Offices The Department of Justice The Office of Auditor of Accounts Department of Insurance Treasurer CHAPTER 3: THE LEGISLATURE History Present Composition The Legislators Legislative Sessions Legislative Powers Legislative Organization Legislative Procedure Legislative Role in the Budget Process Types of Legislation Votes Required to Pass Legislation Legislative Council House and Senate Staff Lobbyists CHAPTER 4: THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH The Governor The Cabinet Department of Agriculture (DOA) Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (DSCYF) Department of Correction (DOC) Department of Education Higher Education Commission Department of Finance Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Department of Labor Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Department of Safety and Homeland Security Department of State Department of Technology and Information Department of Transportation (DelDOT) OTHER EXECUTIVE OFFICES Delaware Economic Development Office (DEDO) Department of Elections Office of Management and Budget Office of the State Fire Marshal Delaware State Housing Authority Delaware National Guard Public Defender BOARDS, COUNCILS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES LIST OF BOARDS, COUNCILS & COMMISSIONS CHAPTER 5: THE JUDICIARY ORGANIZATION OF THE DELAWARE COURTS Supreme Court Court of Chancery Superior Court Family Court Court of Common Pleas Justice Of The Peace Courts Alderman’s Court Juries Court on the Judiciary The Judiciary Process DEFINITION OF TERMS Judicial Branch Agencies CHAPTER 6: ELECTIONS Administration General Elections Registration Voting Procedure State Primary Elections Non-Presidential Primary Election Presidential Primary Elections Political Parties Democratic Party Republican Party Minority Parties School District Elections Municipal Elections Chapter 7: FINANCING STATE GOVERNMENT State Budget Process Budget Bill Bond Bill Grants in Aid State Operating Budget Financing the Capital Improvement Program (Bond Bill) CHAPTER 8: EDUCATION Department of Education (DOE) Public Education Vision 2015 Public Schools Charter Schools School Choice Adult Education and Work Force Development Nonpublic Schools Private Schools Homeschools Higher Education: Delaware Colleges and Universities CHAPTER 9: LOCAL GOVERNMENTS County Row Offices Counties Kent County New Castle County Sussex County Incorporated Municipal Governments Dover Wilmington CHAPTER 10: CONTACTING ELECTED OFFICIALS Delaware’s Congressional Delegation State Elected Officials Other sources of information Delaware Code Citizen Responsibilities Communicating with Your Elected Officials GLOSSARY
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