Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
| Ohio Lieutenant Governor | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Term limits: | None |
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| Length of term: | 4 years |
| Authority: | Ohio Constitution, Article III, Section 1 |
| Selection Method: | Elected |
| Current Officeholder | |
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| Name: | Mary Taylor |
| Officeholder Party: | Republican |
| Assumed office: | January 10, 2011 |
| Compensation: | $78,041 |
| Elections | |
| Next election: | November 4, 2014 |
| Last election: | November 2, 2010 |
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Current officeholder
- See also: Current Lieutenant Governors
The 65th and current lieutenant governor is Mary Taylor, a Republican elected in 2010.
Authority
The state Constitution addresses the office of the governor in Article III, the Executive Department.
Under Article III, Section 1:
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The executive department shall consist of a governor, lieutenant governor... |
Qualifications
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A candidate for the lieutenant governor of Ohio may not hold any Congressional or federal office or any other state office.
Elections
- See also: Gubernatorial election cycles by state
- See also: Election of lieutenant governors
Ohio elects lieutenant governors in the midterm elections, that is, even years that are not Presidential election years. For Ohio, 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.
If two candidates are tied, the joint session of the legislature shall cast votes to choose among the top two vote getters.
Vacancies
Details of vacancies are addressed under Article III, Section17a.
If the lieutenant governor becomes governor, he or she is required to nominate a new lieutenant governor. However, the successor must be confirmed by the Senate and the Assembly.
If the actual elected lieutenant governor is unable to continue serving or is removed, dies, or resigns, the Governor nominates a replacement, subject to confirmation by the Senate and then the entire Assembly.
Duties
The lieutenant governor's primary responsibility is to preside over the Ohio State Senate. Additionally, the lieutenant governor is required to completed the duties assigned to him/her by the governor. The lieutenant governor becomes governor if the governor resigns, dies in office or is removed by impeachment.
She has such other responsibilities and duties as the Governor shall assign.
Compensation
The lieutenant governor's pay is set by law and may not be increased or diminished effective during the current term.
As of 2010, the lieutenant governor is paid $142,501 a year, the 3rd highest lieutenant gubernatorial salary in America.
Contact information
Lt. Governor's Office
Riffe Center, 30th Floor
77 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215-6108
Phone:614-466-3379
Fax:614-644-0745
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