Mississippi Constitution
Article 5, § 116 — Governor; term of office
Mississippi Const. art. 5, § 116
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CitationMississippi Const. art. 5, § 116
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Miss. Const. art. 5, § 116.
Full Text
The chief executive power of this State shall be vested in a Governor, who shall hold his office for four (4) years. Any person elected to the office of Governor shall be eligible to succeed himself in office. However, no person shall be elected to the office of Governor more than twice, and no person who has held the office of Governor or has acted as Governor for more than two (2) years of a term to which another person was elected shall be elected to the office of Governor more than once.
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History
SOURCES: 1817 art IV § 1; 1832 art V § 1; 1869 art V § 1; Laws, 1986, ch. 575, eff November 20, 1986. NOTE: The 1986 amendment to Section 116 of Article 5 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 was proposed by Laws, 1986, ch. 515 (House Concurrent Resolution No. 5), and upon ratification by the electorate on November 4, 1986, was inserted as part of the Constitution by proclamation of the Secretary of State on November 20, 1986.