Governor of Nevada
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Current officeholder
The 29th and current governor is Brian Sandoval, a Republican elected in 2010.
Authority
The state Constitution addresses the office of the governor in Article V, the Executive Department.
Under Article V, Section I:
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The supreme executive power of this State, shall be vested in a Chief Magistrate who shall be Governor of the State of Nevada. |
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Candidates for governor must be
- at least 25 years old
- a registered elector
- a resident of Nevada for at least two years
While in office, the governor may not hold any federal level office.
Elections
Nevada elects governors in the midterm elections, that is, even years that are not Presidential election years. For Nevada, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 are all gubernatorial election years. Legally, the gubernatorial inauguration is always set for the first Monday in the January following an election. Thus, January 3, 2011 and January 5, 2015 are inaugural days.
History
- Main article: Nevada gubernatorial election, 2010
Gubernatorial removal
There are two methods available to remove a governor before the expiration of the gubernatorial term of office.
Impeachment
- Main article: Article 7, Nevada Constitution
The governor can be impeached for by a majority concurrence of the Nevada State Assembly and removed by a two-thirds vote of the Nevada State Senate.[1]
Recall
- Main article: Laws governing recall in Nevada
Petitions signed by Nevada voters equal in number to 25% of the last vote for the office of governor. If the governor does not resign within five days of the petition's filing, a special election will be held in 30 days to determine whether the governor shall be recalled.[2]
Vacancies
- See also: How gubernatorial vacancies are filled
Details of vacancy appointments are addressed under Article 5, Section 18.
Anytime the elected Governor dies, resigns, in impeached, or is temporarily or permanently unable to discharge the office, the powers and duties of the governorship shall devolve to the Lieutenant Governor of Nevada.
The Lieutenant Governor also serves as Acting Governor when the Governor is absent, unless the latter is absent in order to lead the state's militia and has done so with the consent of the legislature, in which case he remains the Governor while actively serving as commander-in-chief.
Duties
The Governor is commander-in-chief of the state military forces. The governor appoints department heads and members of boards and commissions.
The governor has the power to veto bills from the Nevada State Legislature. The Legislature can override a veto by a two-thirds majority vote in both the Assembly and the Senate. [3]
Law-enforcement powers include the ability to grant pardons, commute sentences, and remiss fines and forfeitures, as well as serving as the commander-in-chief of the military forces in the state, except when they are called into service of the United States.[4][5]
Only the Governor may call a special session of the Legislature, wherein the Legislature cannot introduce, consider or pass any bills except those related to the business for which the Legislature has been specially convened and those necessary to provide for the expenses of the session. [6]
The Governor also has power to adjourn the Legislature in case of a disagreement between the two Houses with respect to the time of adjournment.[7]
Other duties and privileges of the office include:
- Conducting all executive business with both civil and military officers (§ 6)
- Filling all vacancies not otherwise Constitutionally provided for (§ 8)
- Delivering a state of the state address to the legislature at each regular session (§ 10)
- Suspending the collection of fines and forfeitures and granting reprieves of not more than 60 days (§ 13)
- Granting pardons, not to extend to convictions for treason or impeachment, and commuting sentences, not to include sentences of life without parole (§ 14)
- Keeping and using the Great Seal of the State of Nevada (§ 15)
- Signing all commissions granted by the state of Nevada (§ 16)
Compensation
- See also: Comparison of gubernatorial salaries
As of 2010, the Governor of Nevada is paid $141,000 annually, the 15th highest gubernatorial salary in America.
On January 3, 2011, and and on the first Monday of every fourth year thereafter, the pay level will increase by an amount equal to the cumulative percentage increase in the salaries of the classified Nevada Employees during the Governor's previous term.[8]
Contact information
State Capitol
101 N. Carson Street
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone:775-684-5670
Fax:775-684-5683
See also
- Governor of Nevada Brian Sandoval
- Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
- Lieutenant Governor Brian Krolicki
- Nevada Attorney General
- Nevada Secretary of State
External links
References
- ↑ Impeachment and Removal from Office
- ↑ Article 2 Sec. 9 - Recall of public officers: Procedure and limitations
- ↑ http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Const/NVConst.html#Art5Sec2
- ↑ http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Const/NVConst.html#Art5Sec13
- ↑ http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Const/NVConst.html#Art5Sec5
- ↑ http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Const/NVConst.html#Art5Sec9
- ↑ http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Const/NVConst.html#Art5Sec11
- ↑ Governor Salary
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