Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
Lieutenant Governor of Alabama | |
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Incumbent Vacant since April 10, 2017 | |
Style | The Honorable |
Term length | Four years, renewable once |
Inaugural holder | Andrew J. Applegate |
Formation | 1868 |
Salary | $68,556 |
Website | ltgov |
The Lieutenant Governor of Alabama is the president and presiding officer of the Alabama Senate, and is elected to serve a four-year term. The office was created in 1868,[1] abolished in 1875,[2] and recreated in 1901.[3] According to the current constitution, should the governor be out of the state for more than 20 days, the lieutenant governor becomes acting governor, and if the governor dies, resigns or is removed from office (via impeachment), the lieutenant governor ascends to the governorship.[4] Earlier constitutions said the powers of the governor devolved upon the successor, rather than them necessarily becoming governor,[5] but the official listing includes these as full governors.[6] The governor and lieutenant governor are not elected on the same ticket.
Notes
- ^ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
- ^ Applegate took office on August 13, 1868, though Smith took office as governor on July 24, 1868.
- ^ Applegate died in office; the office remained vacant for the remainder of the term.[7]
- ^ Cunningham acted as governor from April 25, 1904, to March 5, 1905, while Jelks was absent from the state.[8]
- ^ McDowell acted as governor from July 10, 1924, to July 11, 1924, while Brandon was absent from the state.[6]
- ^ Knight died in office; the office remained vacant for the remainder of the term.[9]
- ^ Brewer was acting governor on July 25, 1967, when Wallace had been absent from the state for 20 days; she returned to the state later that day.[6][10] Wallace later died in office, and Brewer succeeded her,[6] rendering the office vacant for the remainder of the term.
- ^ Beasley acted as governor from June 5, 1972, to July 7, 1972, while Wallace was absent from the state.[6]
- ^ a b c Represented the Republican Party.
- ^ Hunt was removed from office[11] and Folsom succeeded him,[6] rendering the office vacant for the remainder of the term.
- ^ Represented the Democratic Party.
- ^ Bentley resigned[12] and Ivey succeeded him, rendering the office vacant for the remainder of the term.
- ^ The current vacancy will expire on January 14, 2019.
- ^ Lieutenant Governor-elect Ainsworth's first term begins on January 14, 2019, and expires on January 16, 2023.
References
- General
- "Alabama Lieutenant Governors". Alabama Department of Archives & History. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- Constitutions
- "Constitution of the State of Alabama". Alabama Legislature. 1901.
- "Constitution of the State of Alabama". Alabama Legislature. 1875.
- "Constitution of the State of Alabama". Alabama Legislature. 1868.
- "Constitution of the State of Alabama". Alabama Legislature. 1865.
- "Constitution of the State of Alabama". Alabama Legislature. 1861.
- "Constitution of the State of Alabama". Alabama Legislature. 1819.
- Specific
- ^ 1868 Const. art. V, § 1
- ^ 1875 Const. art. V, § 1
- ^ AL Const. art. V, § 112
- ^ AL Const. art. V, § 127
- ^ 1819 Const. art. IV, § 18; 1861 Const. art. IV, § 18; 1865 Const. art V, § 19; 1868 Const. art. V, § 15; 1875 Const. art. V § 15
- ^ a b c d e f "Alabama Governors". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
- ^ "Andrew J. Applegate". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ "Russell Cunningham". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ "Thomas E. Knight, Jr". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ Owen, Thomas McAdory (1979). Alabama Official and Statistical Register. Alabama Department of Archives and History. p. 17. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
- ^ Nossiter, Adam (12 June 1997). "Ex-Gov. Hunt of Alabama Cleared by Pardon Board". The New York Times. p. 18. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
- ^ Blinder, Alan (10 April 2017). "Robert Bentley, Alabama Governor, Resigns Amid Scandal". The New York Times. Retrieved April 10, 2017.