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Removed & Rejected / 1908 Article VI: Executive Department

1908 Article VI § 15

Governor or lieutenant governor; eligibility to other office.

Const 1850, art 5, § 16->Const 1908, art 6, § 15 Const 1850, art 5, § 16 Const 1850, art 5, § 16 Ineligible to other office. Const 1908, art 6, § 15 Const 1908, art 6, § 15 Governor or lieutenant governor; eligibility to other office.

Constitutional Convention Material

History

Constitution of 1963

April 1, 1963; Constitutional Convention of 1961-1962

Excluded; Approved 810,860 to 803,436 (50%); Effective January 1, 1964

Constitution of 1908

November 3, 1908; Constitutional Convention of 1907-1908

Const 1908, art 6, § 15; Approved 244,705 to 130,873 (65%); Effective January 1, 1909

No person elected governor or lieutenant governor shall be eligible to any office or appointment from the legislature, or either house thereof, during the time for which he was elected. All votes for either of them for any such office shall be void.

No person elected governor or lieutenant governor, shall be eligible to any office or appointment from the legislature, or either house thereof, during the time for which he was elected. All votes for either of them, for any such office, shall be void.

Constitution of 1850

November 3, 1874; Constitutional Convention of 1873

Const 1874, art 5, § 16; Rejected 39,285 to 124,034 (24%)

No person elected Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall receive any office or appointment from the Legislature, or either House thereof, during the time for which he was elected.

No person elected Governor or Lieutenant Governor, shall be eligible to receive any office or appointment from the Legislature, or either House thereof, during the time for which he was elected. All votes for either of them, for any such office, shall be void.

April 6, 1868; Constitutional Convention of 1867

Const 1868, art 6, § 16; Rejected 71,733 to 110,582 (39%)

No person elected Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall receive any office or appointment from the Legislature, or either House thereof, during the time for which he was elected. All votes for either of them, for any such office or appointment, shall be void.

No person elected Governor or Lieutenant Governor, shall be eligible to receive any office or appointment from the Legislature, or either House thereof, during the time for which he was elected. All votes for either of them, for any such office or appointment, shall be void.

November 5, 1850; Constitutional Convention of 1850

Const 1850, art 5, § 16; Approved 36,169 to 9,433 (79%); Effective January 1, 1851

No person elected Governor or Lieutenant Governor, shall be eligible to any office or appointment from the Legislature, or either house thereof during the time for which he was elected. All votes for either of them, for any such office, shall be void.

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