shall be eligible to hold that office again until one full term has
intervened.
Section 4.03. Office of Lieutenant Governor.
There shall be a lieutenant governor, who shall have only the
duties delegated to him by the governor. No power specifically
vested in the governor by this Constitution shall be delegated
to the lieutenant governor pursuant to this section.
Section 4.04. Qualifications of Lieutenant Governor.
The lieutenant governor shall have attained the age of thirty
years at the time of his election or appointment and shall have
been a qualified voter in the State for at least five years'immedi-
ately preceding his election or appointment. No person elected
governor shall be eligible thereafter to hold the office of lieu-
tenant governor.
Section 4.05. Election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
The governor shall be elected by the voters of the State for a
term beginning on the first Wednesday in January following his
election and ending on the first Wednesday in January in the
fourth year thereafter, and shall serve until a person has qualified
to become governor or to serve as acting governor. If the first
Wednesday in January is a legal holiday the term shall begin on
the next day. In the general election, each candidate for lieutenant
governor shall be listed on the ballot with a candidate for gover-
nor, so that a vote cast for governor shall be considered as also
cast for the lieutenant governor listed on the ballot with the
candidate for governor. The election of a governor shall consti-
tute the election for the same term of the lieutenant governor
who was listed on the ballot with him.
GUBERNATORIAL SUCCESSION
Section 4.06. Failure of Governor-Elect to Take Office.
If the governor-elect is disqualified, resigns, or dies, the lieu-
tenant governor-elect shall become governor for the full term.
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