Constitution of the State of Georgia

Article V. EXECUTIVE BRANCH · Article V. EXECUTIVE BRANCH · Section IV. DISABILITY OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Art. V, Sec. IV, Para. I. ‘‘Elected constitutional executive officer,’’ how defined.

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As used in this section, the term ‘‘elected constitutional executive officer’’ means the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the State School Superintendent, the Commissioner of Insurance, the Commissioner of Agriculture, and the Commissioner of Labor.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Editor's notes

The constitutional amendments (Ga. L. 1984, p. 1716, § 3) and (Ga. L. 1988, p. 2100, § 5) which would have revised Paragraph I to delete the reference to the State School Superintendent were defeated at the general elections on November 6, 1984, and November 8, 1988.

Other notes

1976 Constitution.: Art. V, Sec. IV, Para. I.

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