Arkansas Lieutenant Governor
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The Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas presides over the Arkansas Senate with a tie-breaking vote, serves as governor when the governor is out of state, and serves as governor if the governor is impeached, removed from office, dies or is otherwise unable to discharge the office's duties.
The position of lieutenant governor is provided for by the state constitution and was created in 1914, though Arkansas did not have anyone serving as lieutenant governor until 1927.
Amendment 6 to the Arkansas Constitution was voted on by the general electorate in 1914, with returns showing 45,567 in favor of the amendment and 45,206 opposed. The Speaker of the House declared the measure lost because it did not receive a majority of the highest total vote, which was 135,517. In 1925, it was discovered that the Initiative and Referendum of 1910 amended this majority requirement so that only a majority of those voting on a specific question was required. So, in 1926, the 1914 initiative was declared to be valid and Harvey Parnell was elected Arkansas' first lieutenant governor.
The current lieutenant governor is Bill Halter.
Contact information
Office of the Lt. Governor
State Capitol, Suite 270
Little Rock, AR 72201-1061
Phone: 501-682-2144
Fax: 501-682-2894
See also
- Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter
- Arkansas Governor
- Arkansas Attorney General
- Arkansas Secretary of State
External links
Office of the Lieutenant Governor website
References
Portions of this article were adapted from Wikipedia.
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