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Constitución del Estado de Georgia

Artículo V. EXECUTIVE BRANCH · Artículo V. EXECUTIVE BRANCH · Sección I. ELECTION OF GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Art. V, Sec. I, Para. III. Lieutenant Governor.

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

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  1. There shall be a Lieutenant Governor, who shall be elected at the same time, for the same term, and in the same manner as the Governor. The Lieutenant Governor shall be the President of the Senate and shall have such executive duties as prescribed by the Governor and as may be prescribed by law not inconsistent with the powers of the Governor or other provisions of this Constitution. The compensation and allowances of the Lieutenant Governor shall be as provided by law.

Las notas siguientes se imprimen con la sección, pero no son ley promulgada (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). Se muestran aparte del texto.

Editor's notes

The constitutional amendment (Ga. L. 1997, p. 1713) creating the Georgia Citizens Commission on Compensation of Public Officials was defeated at the 1998 November general election.

Cross references

Election of Lieutenant Governor, § 21-2-9. Salaries and fees for public officers and employees generally, Ch. 7, T. 45.

Otras notas

1976 Constitution.
Art. V, Sec. I, Para. VI.
nor.
The Lieutenant Governor does not succeed to the office of Governor in the event of a vacancy, rather the executive power devolves upon the Lieutenant Governor so that government can continue to function until a Governor is chosen by the people as provided by law. Henderson v. Maddox, 227 Ga. 195, 179 S.E.2d 770 (1971). Cited in Wood v. Arnall, 189 Ga. 362, 6 S.E.2d 722 (1939).
Lieutenant Governor is a constitu-C.J.S.
81A C.J.S., States, § 258.
ALR.
Is office of lieutenant governor primarily executive or legislative?, 70 ALR 1095.

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Texto leído de 2ga-const-(v2)-2016-pdf.pdf, Volumen V2, edición 2016, página 965; acción de fusión: carried; SHA-256 del archivo 1b27199d8655.