Since the reorganization of the several commissions, bureaus, boards, and assorted minor agencies with departments of the executive branch and establishment of the governor's cabinet in the early 1970s following the adoption of several individual reorganization recommendations after the rejection by the voters in a November 1968 referendum of the 1968 proposed overall new state constitution prepared by the 1967–1968 Constitutional Convention.
Since the restructuring of various commissions, bureaus, boards, and minor agencies under executive branch departments and the creation of the governor's cabinet in the early 1970s following the acceptance of several individual reorganization proposals after the voters' rejection of a November 1968 referendum for an overall new state constitution drafted by the 1967–1968 Constitutional Convention.