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year of their term. Section 4.09 would then require the
election of a new governor at the bi-e lection for a two- ,
year term. The person elected governor in that election
could still seek re-election for two more consecutive four
year terms.
Section 4.03. Lieutenant Governor;
This section creates the office of lieutenant
governor. The lieutenant governor will serve as a popu-
larly elected "assistant governor," performing those func-
tions whic the governor may delegate to him and which may
be prescribed by law. It is the intent of the committee
that the governor have unfettered discretion in delegating
his functions to the lieutenant governor.
Hence, for example, the governor could, if he
chooses, delegate to the lieutenant governor power to veto
bills, to call out the militia, or to fire department heads.
This decision is left to the governor.
The committee considered whether the lieutenant
governor should be made ex officio president of the Senate.
It was decided that the Constitution should not so provide.
It is the feeling of the committee that the proper role