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A summary of
the
Responsibilities of Lt. Governors
is located at that page.
This page contains links, references, and
access to articles, research and tables
regarding the office of lieutenant governor
and gubernatorial succession. The
resources on this page range in topic from
the history of the office of lieutenant
governor, the methods of election, and
succession law to gubernatorial disability
provisions and duties of lieutenant
governors. In the Table of Contents,
click the Topic to go directly to that
portion of the page, or scroll down the page
to view all content.
Table of Contents
- About the Office of Lt. Governor & the
Natl. Lt. Governors Assn. (5-min interview -
Comcast)
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Legal Provisions
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NLGA
Positions
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The Book of the States (The Council of State
Governments)
- Articles/Coverage
on the office of Lieutenant Governor
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Other
Research
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Methods
of election
- About the Office of Lt. Governor & the
Natl. Lt. Governors Assn.
A
five minute interview with
NLGA Director Julia Hurst
Comcast Newsmakers
(March of 2011).
- Legal Provisions Related to the Office of
Lieutenant Governor
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The
National Emergency Management
Association (NEMA), May 2011
States' Line and Depth of Gubernatorial
Succession (chart, with legal
references)
States' Lines of Gubernatorial
Succession (Excel chart)
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The
National Conference of State
Legislatures (NCSL), February 2009 (full
statute references)
Visit
www.ncsl.org for information on NCSL
and more research.
Succession to Positions of Governor
and Lieutenant Governor (50-state)
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The
Council of State Governments (CSG), 2005
(chart)
Linked to the CSG Knowledge
Center, The Book of the States 2005,
Table A, pps. 213- 214
Provisions for Disability
Based Gubernatorial Succession in the 50
States
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The
Council of State Governments (CSG) by
the National Lieutenant Governors
Association,
November 2009 (Article & Chart)
This article identifies gaps and
conflicts in state statutes regarding
gubernatorial succession law and names
five key provisions of law to review.
Trends Facts and Figures: State
Gubernatorial Succession Law, November 2009
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The
National Conference of State
Legislatures (NCSL)
Regarding possible gaps in succession
law as note din the research in the
bullet above, this chart details recall
law in various states. Visit
www.ncsl.org for more information on
NCSL and more research.
NCSL Recall of State
Officials,
April 5, 2011
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The
National Center for State Courts (NCSC),
December 12, 2008
A briefer on which states provide an
opportunity for a petition to the
state's high court to remove a governor.
Visit ncsconline.org for information on
NCSC and more research.
Gubernatorial Removal & The State High
Courts
- NLGA Positions
Supporting Use of the Title "Lieutenant
Governor" in Gubernatorial Succession Law
- The Book of the
States (The Council of State Governments)
The Book of the States (published by The
Council of State Governments,
www.csg.org)
Below is a link to an article written each
year from 2005 - current tracking trends and
news on the office of lieutenant governor
that year and year-to-year. The Book
of the States also contains 50-state
informational charts on the office of
lieutenant governor including qualifications
to hold the office of lieutenant governor,
salary data, and a limited sampling of
duties primarily related to the legislature.
Charts are available from The Book of the
States editor at The Council
of State Governments (CSG) at (859) 244-8000
2005:
“2004 Lieutenant Governors’ Elections”
2006:
“Lieutenant Governors: Significant and
Visible”
2007:
“Lieutenant Governors: Quantified as
Risen Powers”
2008:
“Pathways and Powers: The Office of
Lieutenant Governor”
2009:
“Executive Branch Successors and the
Line of Succession”
2010:
"Office of Lieutenant Governor: Unheralded
but Critical Leadership"
- Articles/Coverage
on the Office of Lt. Governor
- Other Research
The National Lieutenant Governors
Association,
Press Release Page
Follow the Link above or Other Links at
www.nlga.us
to the Press Room for a list of news items
which delineate other research and findings
from today and the past.
- Methods of election
TEAM
ELECTION DATA FOR THE OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR
partial update
as of December 17, 2010
25 states have team elections for governor and
lieutenant governor in the general election:
Alaska*, Colorado~, Connecticut+, Florida,
Hawaii*, Illinois*, Indiana+, Iowa+, Kansas,
Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts*, Michigan+,
Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska#, New Jersey, New Mexico*, New
York*, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South
Dakota+, Utah, and Wisconsin*.
18 states elect the governor and lieutenant
governor separately. Following the 2010
elections, in six of these states the governor and
lieutenant governor are of different parties:
Arkansas (D/R), Missouri (D/R), Montana (D/R),
New Hampshire (D/R)%, Rhode Island
(I/D), and Vermont (D/R). .
In four territorial jurisdictions, American
Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and the
U.S. Virgin Islands there are team elections for
governor and lieutenant governor; in Puerto Rico
the secretary of state is next in line for
succession to governor and is appointed.
In the three states where the Office of
Secretary of State is next in line for
succession to the governor, there are no team
elections – Arizona, Oregon, and Wyoming.
Oregon’s secretary of state is not elected in
the same year as the governor.
Four states have presiding officers of the
senate as successor – Maine, New Hampshire, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
Tennessee confers the lieutenant governor title
and succession responsibility on the speaker of
the senate. In 2000, the West Virginia
legislature determined the president of the
senate be additionally designated the title of
‘lieutenant governor’ in acknowledgement of the
president’s responsibility as first successor to
governor.
* Lt Governor candidates are selected at the
primary election independent of the
gubernatorial candidates. Team in the general.
+ Lt Governor candidates are selected by party
convention following the gubernatorial primary
and become part of the team in the general
% It is noted that the official first in line of
gubernatorial succession in New Hampshire is the
Senate President (not a statewide elected
official).
~ Beginning with the 2002 election, Lt Governor
candidates for the major political parties are
nominated by the gubernatorial candidates not
later than 7 days after the election.
The staff of the National
Lieutenant Governors Association may be able
to direct you to other research by
contacting Director Julia Hurst at
jhurst@csg.org or Assoc. Director Morgan
Mundell at
mmundell@csg.org. |
