Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas

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The Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas is a statewide elected official who serves as the state's second-highest executive officer, acting as governor when needed and holding various constitutional and ceremonial duties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office
lieutenant governor
state executive office
actsAs acting Governor of Arkansas when the governor is absent
acting Governor of Arkansas when the governor is incapacitated
acting Governor of Arkansas when the governor’s office is vacant
appliesToJurisdiction Arkansas
category Lieutenant governors of U.S. states
State constitutional officers of Arkansas
constitutionalBasis Arkansas Constitution
country United States
United States of America
electionMethod popular vote
governmentBranch executive branch of Arkansas
hasConstituency voters of Arkansas
hasDuty perform ceremonial functions on behalf of the state
preside over the Arkansas Senate when designated by law or custom
serve on state boards and commissions as required by law
succeed to the governorship under specified conditions
hasLegalAuthority to exercise powers delegated by Arkansas statutes
to exercise powers delegated by the Arkansas Constitution
hasPart Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
inception 19th century
jurisdiction State of Arkansas
linked to: Arkansas
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Pulaski County, Arkansas
officeContestedIn Arkansas statewide general elections
officeHolderTitle Lieutenant Governor
officeType statewide elected office
partOf Government of Arkansas
positionInGovernment second-highest executive officer of Arkansas
replaces Governor of Arkansas
residence Little Rock, Arkansas
seat Arkansas State Capitol
subordinateTo Governor of Arkansas
symbol Great Seal of the State of Arkansas
termLength 4 years
termRenewal renewable according to Arkansas term limit laws

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Arkansas Senate presidingOfficerConstitutional Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
Tim Griffin positionHeld Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
Arkansas state government hasOffice Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
Mike Huckabee positionHeld Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas hasPart Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
linked to: Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
Thomas J. Churchill positionHeld Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas