http://projects.newsobserver.com/faq/who_is_on_the_council_of_state Comments for "Who is on the Council of State?" en http://projects.newsobserver.com/faq/who_is_on_the_council_of_state <div class="field field-type-text field-field-answer"><div class="field-label">Answer:</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item"><p>The governor, <a href="/under_the_dome/faq/what_does_the_lieutenant_governor_do">lieutenant governor</a> and eight other top statewide elected officials.</p> <p>The other officials are the secretary of state, attorney general, auditor, <a href="/under_the_dome/faq/what_does_the_state_treasurer_do">treasurer</a>, superintendent of public instruction and commissioners of agriculture, insurance and <a href="/under_the_dome/faq/what_does_the_state_labor_commissioner_do">labor</a>.</p> <p>Typically, the council meets monthly to approve land purchases, condemnations and right-of-way easements, but it also sometimes deals with weightier issues. </p> <p>In February of 2007, the Council of State was asked to approve an execution protocol that would involve doctors. It voted 7-3 in favor.</p> <p>The <a href="/under_the_dome/female_firsts_in_north_carolina">first female member</a> of the Council of State was Janice Faulkner, who was appointed by Gov. Jim Hunt in March of 1996. </p> <p>That fall, <a href="/profiles/elaine_marshall">Elaine Marshall</a> became the first elected member of the Council of State when she won the race for that same position. </p> <p>In 2008, voters elected the <a href="/under_the_dome/female_firsts_in_north_carolina">first female majority</a> — six of 10 members — on the Council of State, including governor, schools superintendent, auditor, treasurer, labor commissioner and secretary of state.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-brief"><div class="field-label">Brief:</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item">The governor, lieutenant governor and eight other top statewide elected officials.</div></div></div> http://projects.newsobserver.com/faq/who_is_on_the_council_of_state#comment auditor council of state governor lieutenant governor Secretary of State Superintendent of Public Instruction treasurer Under the Dome Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:01:43 -0400 ryanteaguebeckwith 211 at http://projects.newsobserver.com