Article V — The Executive
Section 1
Establishment of the Executive
The executive power of the State shall be vested in a governor. The governor shall be elected by the qualified voters of this State at a general election. No person shall be elected to the office of governor for more than two consecutive full terms. No person shall be eligible for the office of governor unless the person shall have been a resident of this State for five years immediately preceding the person's election.[Am Const Con 1968 and election Nov 5, 1968; ren and am Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978]
Section 2
Lieutenant Governor
There shall be a lieutenant governor who shall have the same qualifications as the governor. The lieutenant governor shall be elected at the same time, for the same term and in the same manner as the governor. No person shall be elected to the office of lieutenant governor for more than two consecutive full terms.[Am HB 19 (1964) and election Nov 3, 1964; ren and am Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978]
Section 3
REPEALED.
[Repeal HB 1917 (2006) and election Nov 7, 2006]
Section 4
Succession to Governorship
When the office of governor is vacant, the lieutenant governor shall become governor. In the event of the absence of the governor from the State, or the governor's inability to exercise and discharge the powers and duties of the governor's office, such powers and duties shall devolve upon the lieutenant governor during such absence or disability.[Ren and am Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978]
Section 5
Executive Powers
The governor shall be responsible for the faithful execution of the laws. The governor shall be commander in chief of the armed forces of the State and may call out such forces to execute the laws, suppress or prevent insurrection or lawless violence or repel invasion. The governor may grant reprieves, commutations and pardons, after conviction, for all offenses, subject to regulation by law.[Ren and am Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978]
Section 6
Executive and Administrative Offices and Departments
All executive and administrative offices, departments and instrumentalities of the state government and their respective powers and duties shall be allocated by law among and within not more than twenty principal departments in such a manner as to group the same according to common purposes and related functions.[Am Const Con 1968 and election Nov 5, 1968; ren and am Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978]