Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

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The Lieutenant Governor of Vermont is the state's second-highest executive officer, who presides over the Vermont Senate and serves as acting governor when the governor is absent or unable to serve.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lieutenant governor
state executive office
appliesToJurisdiction Vermont
appointedBy elected by popular vote
associatedWithChamber Vermont General Assembly
Vermont Senate
branch executive branch of Vermont
category Lieutenant governors of Vermont
State constitutional officers of Vermont
Vermont state government
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Vermont
country United States of America
eligibleVoters registered voters of Vermont
governmentalFunction executive
legislative (presiding over senate)
hasJurisdiction State of Vermont
linked to: Vermont
hasPower cast tie-breaking votes in the Vermont Senate
preside over the Vermont Senate
serve as acting governor when the governor is absent
serve as acting governor when the governor is unable to serve
succeed to the office of Governor of Vermont
isSubordinateTo Governor of Vermont
jurisdictionCategory state government office in the United States
legislativeBodyPresidedOver Vermont Senate
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Montpelier, Vermont
memberOf Vermont Executive Branch
Vermont State Government
officeCreatedIn Vermont Constitution
officeHolderRole acting governor of Vermont
presiding officer of the Vermont Senate
officeScope state constitutional office
statewide
officeType statewide elected office
partOf Executive branch of Vermont
Government of Vermont
positionInHierarchy second-highest executive officer of Vermont
replaces Governor of Vermont
residence Vermont
roleInSuccession first in line of succession to the Governor of Vermont
seat Montpelier, Vermont
selectionMethod direct election
style The Honorable
termLength 2 years
termLimit no term limits

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Robert T. Stafford positionHeld Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
William Pingree positionHeld Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
subject linked to: Pingree
Executive branch of Vermont includesOffice Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
linked to: Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
Phil Scott positionHeld Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
Phil Scott officeContested Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
Lieutenant Governor of Vermont category Lieutenant governors of Vermont
linked to: Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
William Chamberlain (politician) positionHeld Lieutenant Governor of Vermont