It is a republican form of government with three branches: the legislature, executive, and judiciary.

Additionally, the governor is responsible for the nomination of over a thousand officials to a variety of positions in state government, one of the largest rosters of any U.S.

[3] In addition, there are three other state executive nonpartisan offices: There are several departments, agencies and other entities within the government, including the: The legislature of Georgia is the General Assembly, a bicameral body consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Each member of the legislature represents geographically distinct districts from which each voter may give support to one candidate for each body.

For most of its history, the state used an unusual county unit system by which districts were drawn such that each had the same area.

After the U.S. Supreme Court declared such unequal representation to be unconstitutional in Gray v. Sanders in 1963, state officials began to redefine legislative districts so that each had a similarly sized population.

The lawmaker sponsors the bill and files it with either the Clerk of the House or Secretary of Senate to be registered, introduced, and assigned to a committee for review.

After the tenth day, the Rules Committee starts prioritizing bills to be called.

The bill is usually sent to the governor after sine die, the last day of the legislative session.

The governor has 40 days to approve or veto the bill after sine die before it is automatically enacted.

[8] The highest judiciary power in Georgia is the Supreme Court, which is composed of nine judges.

The Georgia Constitution grants cities and counties a significant amount of home rule authority.