• Table 1.1: State Constitutional Changes: 2021
• Table 1.2: Themes and Patterns in Amendment Activity in 2021
• Table 1.3: General Information on State Constitutions (As of January 1, 2022)
• Table 1.4: Constitutional Amendment Procedure: By the Legislature, Constitutional Provisions
• Table 1.5: Constitutional Amendment Procedure: By Initiative, Constitutional Provisions
• Table 1.6: Procedures for Calling Constitutional Conventions, Constitutional Provisions

Chapter 2: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations

• Table 2.2: Summary of State Intergovernmental Expenditures, By State: 2010 – 2020 (in thousands of dollars)
• Table 2.3: State Intergovernmental Expenditures by Type of Receiving Government and Function, By State: 2020 (in thousands of dollars)
• Table 2.5: State Intergovernmental Revenue from Federal and Local Governments: 2020 (In thousands of dollars)

Chapter 3: State Legislative Branch

• Table 3.1: Names of State Legislative Bodies and Convening Places
• Table 3.2: Legislative Sessions: Legal Provisions
• Table 3.3: The Legislators: Numbers, Terms and Party Affiliations: 2023
• Table 3.4: Membership Turnover in the Legislatures: 2020
• Table 3.5: Legislators: Qualifications for Election
• Table 3.6: Senate Leadership Positions: Methods of Selection
• Table 3.7: House Leadership Positions: Methods of Selection
• Table 3.8: Method of Setting Legislative Compensation
• Table 3.9: Legislative Compensation and Travel Expense Allowances During Regular Sessions, 2023
• Table 3.10: Legislative Compensation: Other Payments and Benefits
• Table 3.11: Additional Compensation for Senate Leaders
• Table 3.12: Additional Compensation for House/Assembly Leaders
• Table 3.13: State Legislative Retirement Benefits
• Table 3.14: Bill Pre-Filing, Reference and Carryover
• Table 3.15: Time Limits on Bill Introduction
• Table 3.16: Enacting Legislation: Veto, Veto Override and Effective Date
• Table 3.17 : Legislative Appropriations Process: Budget Documents and Bills
• Table 3.18: Fiscal Notes: Content and Distribution
• Table 3.19: Bill & Resolution Introductions & Enactments: 2021 Regular Sessions
• Table 3.20: Bill & Resolution Introductions & Enactments: 2021 Special Sessions
• Table 3.21: Staff for Individual Legislators
• Table 3.22: Staff for Legislative Standing Committees
• Table 3.23: Standing Committees: Appointment and Number
• Table 3.24: Rules Adoption and Standing Committees: Procedure
• Table 3.25: Legislative Review of Administrative Regulations: Structures and Procedures
• Table 3.26: Legislative Review of Administrative Rules/Regulations: Powers
• Table 3.27: Summary of Sunset Legislation

Chapter 4: State Executive Branch

• Table 4.1: The Governors: 2022
• Table 4.2: The Governors: Qualifications for Office
• Table 4.3: The Governors: Compensation, Staff, Travel and Residence
• Table 4.4: The Governors: Powers
• Table 4.5: Gubernatorial Executive Orders: Authorization, Provisions, Procedures
• Table 4.6: State Cabinet Systems
• Table 4.7: The Governors: Provisions and Procedures for Transition
• Table 4.8: Impeachment Provisions in the States
• Table 4.9: Provisions for Number of Consecutive Terms
• Table 4.10: Selected State Administrative Officials: Methods of Selection
• Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries
• Table 4.12: The Lieutenant Governors: 2022
• Table 4.13: Lieutenant Governors: Qualifications and Terms
• Table 4.14: Lieutenant Governors: Powers and Duties
• Table 4.15: The Secretaries of State, 2022
• Table 4.16: Secretaries of State: Qualifications For Office
• Table 4.17: Secretaries of State: Election and Registration Duties
• Table 4.18: Secretaries of State: Custodial, Publication and Legislative Duties
• Table 4.19: The Attorneys General, 2022
• Table 4.20: Attorneys General: Qualifications for Office
• Table 4.21: Attorneys General: Prosecutorial and Advisory Duties
• Table 4.22: Attorneys General: Consumer Protection Activities, Subpoena Powers and Antitrust Duties
• Table 4.23: Attorneys General: Duties to Administrative Agencies and Other Responsibilities
• Table 4.24: The Treasurers and Other Chief Financial Officers, 2022
• Table 4.25: Treasurers: Qualifications for Office
• Table 4.26: Responsibilities of the Treasurer’s Office
• Table 4.27: State Auditors: 2022
• Table 4.28: State Auditors: Audit of Basic Financial Statements and Single Audit
• Table 4.29: State Auditors: Audits of Local Governments
• Table 4.30: State Comptrollers: 2022
• Table 4.31: Comptrollers: Qualifications for Office
• Table 4.32: State Comptrollers: Duties, Responsibilities and Functions

Chapter 5: State Judicial Branch

• Table 5.1: State Courts of Last Resort
• Table 5.2: State Intermediate Appellate Courts and General Trial Courts: Numbers of Judges and Terms
• Table 5.3: Qualifications of Judges of State Appellate Courts and General Trial Courts
• Table 5.4: Compensation of Judges of Appellate Courts and General Trial Courts
• Table 5.5: Selected Data on Court Administrative Offices
• Table 5.6: Selection and Retention of Appellate Court Judges
• Table 5.7: Selection and Retention of Trial Court Judges
• Table 5.8: Judicial Discipline: Investigating and Adjudicating Bodies

Chapter 6: Elections

• Table 6.1: State Executive Branch Officials to be Elected: 2022-2026
• Table 6.2: State Legislature Members to be Elected: 2022-2026
• Table 6.4: Election Dates for National and State Elections
• Table 6.5: Polling Hours: General Elections
• Table 6.7: Voting Statistics of Gubernatorial Elections
• Table 6.9a: State Ballot Questions in 2021

Chapter 7: State Finance

• Table 7.1: Fiscal 2020 State General Fund, Actual (Millions)
• Table 7.2: Fiscal 2021 State General Fund, Preliminary Actual (Millions)
• Table 7.3: Fiscal 2022 State General Fund, Enacted (Millions)
• Table 7.4: Fiscal 2021 General Fund Revenue Collections Compared With Projections Used to Adopt Fiscal 2021 Budgets (Millions)
• Table 7.5: Comparison of General Fund Revenue Collections in Fiscal 2020, Fiscal 2021 and Enacted Fiscal 2022 (In millions of dollars)
• Table 7.6: Total State Expenditures: Capital Inclusive (In millions of dollars)
• Table 7.7: Elementary and Secondary Education Expenditures (In millions of dollars)
• Table 7.8: Medicaid Expenditures (In millions of dollars)
• Table 7.9: Higher Education Expenditures – Capital Inclusive (In millions of dollars)
• Table 7.10: Total Public Assistance Expenditures (In millions of dollars)
• Table 7.11: Corrections Expenditures – Capital Inclusive (In millions of dollars)
• Table 7.12: Transportation Expenditures – Capital Inclusive (In millions of dollars)
• Table 7.13: All Other Expenditures – Capital Inclusive (In millions of dollars)
• Table 7.14: State Budget Calendars
• Table 7.15: State Budget Agency Functions
• Table 7.16: State Budget Directors
• Table 7.17: State Budget Agency Personnel
• Table 7.18: Location of Executive Budget Agency
• Table 7.19: Revenue Estimates
• Table 7.20: State Tobacco Product and E-Cigarettes/Vaping Excise Tax Rates (As of January 2022)
• Table 7.21: State Alcoholic Beverage Excise Taxes (As of January 2022)
• Table 7.22: State Cannabis Taxes and Legal Status: December 2022
• Table 7.23: State Sales Tax Rates and Food and Drug Exemptions (As of January 1, 2022)
• Table 7.24: State Motor Fuel Tax Rates (As of January 1, 2022)
• Table 7.25: State Sales Tax Rates and Vendor Discounts (As of January 1, 2022)
• Table 7.26: State Individual Income Taxes (Tax rates for the tax year 2022 – as of January 1, 2022)
• Table 7.27: State Personal and Corporate Income Taxes: Federal Starting Points (As of January 1, 2022)
• Table 7.28: Range of State Corporate Income Tax Rates (For Tax Year 2022 – as of January 1, 2022)

Chapter 8: State Management, Administration and Demographics

• Table 8.7: Paid Holidays
• Table 8.8: Women Governors Throughout History
• Table 8.9: Women in State Legislatures: 2022 – Table and Infographic
• Table 8.10: Women Statewide Elected Officials: 2022 – Table and Infographic

Chapter 9: Selected State Policies and Programs

• Table 9.33: State Emergency Management Agency Structures and Staffing
• Table 9.34: State Homeland Security Structures and Staffing
• Table 9.35: Governor’s Authority to Issue Emergency Declaration, National Special Security Events (NSSE), Mandatory Evacuations