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Lieutenant Governor of New York
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Current officeholder
- See also: Current Lieutenant Governors
The 76th and current lieutenant governor is Robert J. Duffy, a Democrat elected in 2010.
Authority
The state Constitution addresses the office of the governor in Article IV, the Executive Department.
Under Article IV, Section I:
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The executive power shall be vested in the governor, who shall hold office for four years; the lieutenant-governor shall be chosen at the same time, and for the same term. The governor and lieutenant-governor shall be chosen at the general election held in the year nineteen hundred thirty-eight, and each fourth year thereafter. They shall be chosen jointly... |
Qualifications
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Candidate for the lieutenant governor's office must be:
- a citizen of the United States
- at least 30 years old
- a resident of New York for at least five years prior to the election
Elections
- See also: Gubernatorial election cycles by state
- See also: Election of lieutenant governors
New York elects lieutenant governors in the midterm elections, that is, even years that are not Presidential election years. For New York, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 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, 2011 and January 1, 2015 are inaugural days.
Vacancies
Details of vacancy appointments are addressed under Article IV, Section 6.
If the office of the lieutenant governor alone is vacant, temporarily or permanently, the President Pro Tem of the New York State Senate serves as the Acting Lieutenant Governor.
If both the gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial chairs are vacant, they will be elected simultaneously at the first general election not less than than three months after the day both offices became vacant. The Constitution expressly forbids electing the lieutenant governor's office alone.
Duties
Official duties dictated to the lieutenant governor under the present state constitution are to serve as president of the State Senate, serve as acting governor in the absence of the governor from the state or the disability of the governor, or to become governor in the event of the governor's death, impeachment or resignation. Additional statutory duties of the lieutenant governor are to serve on the Court of Impeachments, the State Defense Council, and on the Board of Trustees of the College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
The Lieutenant Governor is the presiding officer of the Senate, but only casts a vote to break a tie among the regular members. 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 $151,500 a year, the highest lieutenant gubernatorial salary in America.
Contact information
New York Lieutenant Governor
State Capitol
Albany, NY 12224 -0341
See also
- Lieutenant Governor Robert J. Duffy
- Governor of New York
- New York Attorney General
- New York Secretary of State
External links
References
Portions of this article were adapted from Wikipedia.
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