Mississippi Const. art. 5, § 128

Mississippi Constitution

Article 5, § 128 — Lieutenant Governor; qualifications and term

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Miss. Const. art. 5, § 128.

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There shall be a Lieutenant Governor who shall be elected at the same time, in the same manner, and for the same term, and who shall possess the same qualifications as required of the Governor. Any person elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor shall be eligible to succeed himself in office, but no person who has been elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor for two successive terms shall be eligible to hold that office until one term has intervened.

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There shall be a Lieutenant Governor who shall be elected at the same time, in the same manner, and for the same term, and who shall possess the same qualifications as required of the Governor. Any person elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor shall be eligible to succeed himself in office, but no person who has been elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor for two successive terms shall be eligible to hold that office until one term has intervened.

History

SOURCES: 1817 art IV § 18; 1869 art V § 14; Laws, 1992, ch. 719, eff December 8, 1992.