10. There was debate about the constitutional language "absence from the state" for any reason. As a result, the case landed in the Nevada Supreme Court and they ruled that the language was defined properly. 11. Constitutionally, the lieutenant governor has tremendous power. 1 1 12. By statute, the legislature has given the lieutenant governor the chairship of four state commissions important to Nevada's livelihood. 13. Technically, the attorney general, has the authority to oversee the district attorneys in Nevada's seventeen counties and is legally required to be an attorney. Chapter 8