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Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
| North Carolina Lieutenant Governor | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| 2013 FY Budget: | $695,324 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 4 years |
| Authority: | North Carolina Constitution, Article III, Section II |
| Selection Method: | Elected |
| Current Officeholder | |
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| Name: | Dan Forest |
| Officeholder Party: | Republican |
| Assumed office: | January 7, 2013 |
| Compensation: | $123,198 |
| Elections | |
| Next election: | November 8, 2016 |
| Last election: | November 6, 2012 |
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Current officeholder
- See also: Current Lieutenant Governors
The 34th and current lieutenant governor is Dan Forest, a Republican elected in 2012.
Authority
The state Constitution addresses the office of the lieutenant governor in Article III, the Executive Department.
Under Article III, Section II:
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The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be elected by the qualified voters of the State... |
Qualifications
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Candidates for the lieutenant office of the governor must be:
- at least 30 years old
- a citizen of the United States for at least five years
- a resident of North Carolina for at least two years
Additionally, no Lieutenant Governor-elect may take office until she has taken an oath before the Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Elections
- See also: Gubernatorial election cycles by state
- See also: Election of lieutenant governors
North Carolina elects lieutenant governors in the Presidential elections, that is, in leap years. For North Carolina, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 are all lieutenant gubernatorial election years. Legally, the lieutenant gubernatorial inauguration is always set for the first day in the January following an election. Thus, January 1, 2013 and January 1, 2017 are inaugural days.
2012
Walter Dalton (D) did not run for re-election. Dan Forest (R) defeated Linda Coleman (D) in the November 6, 2012 general election.
| Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina General Election, 2012 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Linda Coleman | 49.9% | 2,180,870 | |
| Republican |  Dan Forest |
50.1% | 2,187,728 | |
| Total Votes | 4,368,598 | |||
| Election Results via NC State Board of Elections. | ||||
Vacancies
Details of vacancies are addressed under Article III, Section 7.
Whenever the office of the Lieutenant Governor becomes vacant, the Governor appoints a replacement. If the lieutenant gubernatorial term would expire the following January, then the appointee serves the remainder of the term. Otherwise, the appointee only serves as an Acting Lieutenant Governor until the next legislative election that is more than 60 days away.
Duties
North Carolina's Lieutenant Governor is the only elected official to have powers in both the legislative and executive branches of state government. The lieutenant governor's primary responsibility is to preside over the North Carolina State Senate. The lieutenant governor is a member of the North Carolina Council of State, the North Carolina Board of Education, the North Carolina Capitol Planning Commission and the North Carolina Board of Community Colleges.
The Lieutenant Governor is head of the North Carolina State Senate, but only casts a vote when the regular members are tied. She is also the first to succeed, either temporarily or permanently, when the Governor is incapacitated.
She has such other responsibilities and duties as the Governor shall assign.
State budget
The budget for the Lieutenant Governor's office in Fiscal Year 2013 was $695,324.[1]
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 was paid an estimated $123,198. This figure comes from the Council of State Governments.
2010
As of 2010, the lieutenant governor is paid $123,198 a year, the 11th highest lieutenant gubernatorial salary in America.
Contact information
310 N. Blount Street, 27601
20401 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-0401
Phone:919-733-7350
Fax:919-733-6595
See also
- North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Walter H. Dalton
- Governor of North Carolina
- North Carolina Attorney General
- North Carolina Secretary of State
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