Everything about The Lieutenant Governor Of Wisconsin totally explained
The
Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin is the first person in the
order of succession of
Wisconsin's
executive branch, thus serving as governor in the event of the death, resignation, removal,
impeachment, absence from the state, or incapacity due to illness of the
Governor of Wisconsin. The position was first filled by
John Edwin Holmes on
June 7,
1848, the year that Wisconsin became a state.
The current lieutenant governor is
Barbara Lawton who was elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006. Her term is scheduled to last until 2011, and she isn't
term limited.
Succession to the governorship
Until 1979, the
Wisconsin Constitution merely stated that in the event of the governor's death, resignation, removal from office,
impeachment, absence from the state or incapacity due to illness, "the powers and duties of the office [ofGovernor of Wisconsin] shall devolve upon the lieutenant governor". In 1979, the constitution was
amended to make this more specific: in the event of the governor's death, resignation, or removal from office, the lieutenant governor becomes governor; in the event of the governor's impeachment, absence, or incapacity, the lieutenant governor becomes acting governor until the governor is again able to serve.
Removal
A lieutenant governor may be removed from office through an
impeachement trial. He may also choose to resign from office. No lieutenant governor has ever been impeached; two have resigned.
Originally, the lieutenant governor also presided over the
state senate and casted a vote in the event of a tie; however, after an amendment to the
Wisconsin Constitution in 1979, the senate chooses a senator to be presiding officer.
Lieutenant gubernatorial facts
Forty-one individuals have held the office of lieutenant governor since Wisconsin's admission to the
Union in 1848, two of whom—
Warren Knowles and
Jack Olson—have served for non-consecutive terms.
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