The attorney general elected to a four-year term in the "off-year" state election, two years before/after the election of the governor. Along with the state treasurer, state auditor, and state insurance commissioner, the office is intended to serve as a restraint to the governor's exclusive executive authority.
The attorney general elected for a four-year term in the off-year state election, two years before or after the governor's election, serves as a check on the governor's exclusive executive power alongside the state treasurer, state auditor, and state insurance commissioner.