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Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
| Kansas Lieutenant Governor | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 4 years |
| Authority: | Kansas Constitution, Article I, Section II The Executive Department |
| Selection Method: | Elected |
| Current Officeholder | |
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| Name: | Jeff Colyer |
| Officeholder Party: | Republican |
| Assumed office: | January 10, 2011 |
| Compensation: | $54,000 |
| Elections | |
| Next election: | November 4, 2014 |
| Last election: | November 2, 2010 |
| Other Kansas Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Commissioner of Education • Agriculture Secretary • Insurance Commissioner • Wildlife and Parks Secretary • Labor Secretary • Corporation Commission | |
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Current officeholder
- See also: Current Lieutenant Governors
The 49th and current lieutenant governor is Jeff Colyer, a Republican elected in 2010.[1]
Authority
The state Constitution addresses the office of the governor in Article I, the Executive Department.
Under Article 1, Section I:
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The constitutional officers of the executive department shall be the governor, lieutenant governor... |
Qualifications
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Kansas' constitution does not set out requirements for office.
Elections
- See also: Gubernatorial election cycles by state
- See also: Election of lieutenant governors
Kansas elects lieutenant governors in the midterm elections, that is, even years that are not Presidential election years. For Kansas, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 are all lieutenant gubernatorial election years. Legally, the lieutenant gubernatorial inauguration is always set for the second Monday in the January following an election. Thus, January 10, 2011 and January 12, 2015 are inaugural days.
Vacancies
Details of vacancies are addressed under Article 1, Section 11.
The Constitution only specifies the vacancy procedure for the lieutenant governor's chair to the extent that it leaves determining a line of succession to the legislature.
Duties
The lieutenant governor succeeds to the officer of governor if the office becomes vacant, and may also serve as acting governor if the governor is incapacitated or absent from the state.
The office has such other responsibilities and duties as the Governor shall assign.
Compensation
- See also: Comparison of lieutenant gubernatorial salaries and Compensation of state executive officers
The lieutenant governor's pay is set by law and may not be increased or diminished effective during the current term.
2012
In 2012, the lieutenant governor is paid $54,000 a year.
2010
In 2010, the lieutenant governor was paid $100,000 a year, the 19th highest lieutenant gubernatorial salary in America.
Contact information
Kansas State Capitol
300 SW 10th Ave., Ste. 212S
Topeka, KS 66612-1590
Phone:785-296-3232
See also
- Kansas Lieutenant Governor Jeff Colyer
- Governor of Kansas
- Kansas Attorney General
- Kansas Secretary of State
External links
References
Portions of this article were adapted from Wikipedia.
 This state official-related article is in the process of being updated. |
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