Article V.
Executive Department

Section 1. Governor; lieutenant governor

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190918501837

State officers; election, term duties

There shall be elected at each general biennial election a governor, a lieutenant governor, a secretary of state, a state treasurer, a commissioner of the state land office, an auditor general and an attorney general, for the term of two years. They shall keep their offices at the seat of government, superintend them in person and perform such duties as may be prescribed by law. The office of commissioner of the state land office may be abolished by law.

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1850 — Article VII. Section 1

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1850 — Article VII. Section 2

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1850 — Article V. Section 1

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1850 — Article V. Section 3

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1964 — Article II. Section 5

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1964 — Article IV. Section 53

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1964 — Article V. Section 9

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1964 — Article V. Section 21

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190918501837

Governor; lieutenant governor

The Executive power is vested in a Governor, who shall hold his office for two years. A Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen for the same term.

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1909 — Article VI. Section 1

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1909 — Article VI. Section 2

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190918501837

Governor and lieutenant governor; power, term

The supreme executive power shall be vested in a governor, who shall hold his office for two years; and a lieutenant governor shall be chosen at the same time and for the same term.

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