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Call Now: 904-383-7448There 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.
- Art. V, Sec. I, Para. VI.
- 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.
- Election of Lieutenant Governor, § 21-2-9.
Salaries and fees for public officers and employees generally, Ch. 7, T. 45.
- 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 constitutional officer and is elected in the same manner as the Governor and the other executive officers referred to in Ga. Const. 1976, Art. V, Sec. III, Para. I (see Ga. Const. 1983, Art. V, Sec. III, Para. I). 1948-49 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 161.
Lieutenant Governor is entitled to subsistence and mileage expenses actually incurred in the performance of the Lieutenant Governor's official business on the same basis as other officers of the state government are paid. 1948-49 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 564.
- 81A C.J.S., States, § 258.
- Is office of lieutenant governor primarily executive or legislative?, 70 A.L.R. 1095.