Const 1963, art 4, § 53;
The legislature by a majority vote of the members elected to and serving in each house, shall appoint an auditor general, who shall be a certified public accountant licensed to practice in this state, to serve for a term of eight years. He shall be ineligible for appointment or election to any other public office in this state from which compensation is derived while serving as auditor general and for two years following the termination of his service. He may be removed for cause at any time by a two-thirds vote of the members elected to and serving in each house. The auditor general shall conduct post audits of financial transactions and accounts of the state and of all branches, departments, offices, boards, commissions, agencies, authorities and institutions of the state established by this constitution or by law, and performance post audits thereof.
The auditor general upon direction by the legislature may employ independent accounting firms or legal counsel and may make investigations pertinent to the conduct of audits. He shall report annually to the legislature and to the governor and at such other times as he deems necessary or as required by the legislature. He shall be assigned no duties other than those specified in this section.
Nothing in this section shall be construed in any way to infringe the responsibility and constitutional authority of the governing boards of the institutions of higher education to be solely responsible for the control and direction of all expenditures from the institutions’ funds.
The auditor general, his deputy and one other member of his staff shall be exempt from classified civil service. All other members of his staff shall have classified civil service status.
Const 1908, art 6, § 1;
There shall be elected at each general biennial election a governor, a lieutenant governor, a secretary of state, a state treasurer, a commissioner of the state land office, and an auditor general and an attorney general, for the term of two years. They shall keep their offices at the seat of government, superintend them in person and perform such duties as may be prescribed by law. The office of commissioner of the state land office may be abolished by law.
See also: Const 1963, art 2, § 5, art 5, § 9, art 5, § 21, and art 10, § 5
Const 1874, art 8, § 1;
There shall be elected at each general biennial election in November a Secretary of State, a State Treasurer, a Commissioner of the State Land Office, a Superintendent of Public Instruction, an Auditor General, and an Attorney General, for the term of two years, each of whom shall keep his office at the seat of government, and shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by law.
See also: Const 1963, art 2, § 5, art 5, § 9, art 5, § 21, art 8, § 3, and art 10, § 5
There shall be elected at each general biennial election in November a Secretary of State,
a Superintendent of Public Instruction,a State Treasurer, a Commissioner of the State Land Office, a Superintendent of Public Instruction, an Auditor General, and an Attorney General, for the term of two years.,Theyeach of whom shall keeptheir officeshis office at the seat of government, and shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by law.
See also: Const 1963, art 2, § 5, art 5, § 9, art 5, § 21, art 8, § 3, and art 10, § 5
Const 1868, art 8, § 1; schedule, § 16;
Art 8, § 1: There shall be elected at each general biennial election, a Secretary of State, a State Treasurer, a Commissioner of the State Land Office, a Superintendent of Public Instruction, an Auditor General and an Attorney General, for the term of two years, each of whom shall keep his office at the seat of government, and shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by law.
Schedule, § 16: The canvass of the votes cast for the adoption or rejection of this Constitution, and the returns thereof, shall be made by the proper returning officers, in the same manner as is now provided by law for the canvass and return of votes cast at an election for regents of the State University, as near as may be, and the return thereof shall be directed to the Secretary of State. On the first day of June next, or within five days thereafter, the Auditor General, State Treasurer and Secretary of State, or a majority of them, shall meet at the Capitol, and proceed, in the presence of the Governor, to examine and canvass the returns of said votes, and proclamation shall forthwith be made by the Governor, of the result thereof. If it shall appear that a majority of the votes cast upon the question have thereon, “Adoption of the Constitution—Yes,” this Constitution shall be the supreme law of the State from and after the first day of July next; and any person declared an elector, and entitled to vote by Article III, of this Constitution, shall, from and after the said first day of July next, be entitled to vote at any election, in the same manner and subject to the same rules and regulations as are now provided by law for electors in this State. But if a majority of the votes cast upon the question, have thereon, “Adoption of the Constitution—No,” the same shall be null and void.
See also: Const 1963, art 2, § 5, art 5, § 9, art 5, § 21, art 8, § 3, art 10, § 5, and schedule, § 16
Art 8, § 1: There shall be elected at each general biennial election, a Secretary of State
, a Superintendent of Public Instruction, a State Treasurer, a Commissioner of the State Land Office, a Superintendent of Public Instruction, an Auditor General,and an Attorney General, for the term of two years.,Theyeach of whom shall keeptheir officeshis office at the seat of government, and shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by law.Schedule, § 16: The canvass of the votes cast for the adoption or rejection of this Constitution
and the provision in relation to the elective franchise separately submitted, and the returns thereof, shall be made by the propercanvassingreturning officers, in the same manner as is now provided by law for the canvass and return ofthevotes cast at an election for regents of the State UniversityGovernor, as near as may be, and the return thereof shall be directed to the Secretary of State. On thesixteenth day of Decemberfirst day of June next, or within five days thereafter, the Auditor General, State Treasurer and Secretary of State, or a majority of them, shall meet at the Capitol, and proceed, in the presence of the Governor, to examine and canvass the returns ofthesaid votes, and proclamation shall forthwith be made by the Governor, of the result thereof. If it shall appear that a majority of the votes cast upon the question have thereon, “Adoption of the Constitution—Yes,” this Constitution shall be the supreme law of the State from and after the first day of July nextJanuary, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, except as is herein otherwise provided; and any person declared an elector, and entitled to vote by Article III, of this Constitution, shall, from and after the said first day of July next, be entitled to vote at any election, in the same manner and subject to the same rules and regulations as are now provided by law for electors in this State.;But if a majority of the votes cast upon the question, have thereon, “Adoption of the Constitution—No,” the same shall be null and void.And in case of the adoption of this constitution, said officers shall immediately, or as soon thereafter as practicable, proceed to open the statements of votes returned from the several counties for judges of the supreme court and State officers under the act entitled “An act to amend the revised statutes and to provide for the election of certain officers by the people in pursuance to an amendment of the Constitution, approved February sixteenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty,” and shall ascertain, determine and certify the results of the election for said officers under said acts, in the same manner, as near as may be, as is now provided by law in regard to the election of Representatives in Congress. And the several judges and officers so ascertained to have been elected may be qualified and enter upon the duties of their respective offices, on the first Monday of January next, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
See also: Const 1963, art 2, § 5, art 5, § 9, art 5, § 21, art 8, § 3, art 10, § 5, and schedule, § 16
Const 1850, art 8, § 1; schedule, § 19;
Art 8, § 1: There shall be elected at each general biennial election a Secretary of State, a Superintendent of Public Instruction, a State Treasurer, a Commissioner of the Land Office, an Auditor General, and an Attorney General, for the term of two years. They shall keep their offices at the seat of government, and shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by law.
Schedule, § 19: The canvass of the votes cast for the adoption or rejection of this Constitution and the provision in relation to the elective franchise separately submitted, and the returns thereof shall be made by the proper canvassing officers, in the same manner as now provided by law for the canvass and return of the votes cast at an election for Governor, as near as may be, and the return thereof shall be directed to the Secretary of State. On the sixteenth day of December next, or within five days thereafter, the Auditor General, State Treasurer and Secretary of State shall meet at the capitol and proceed in presence of the Governor, to examine and canvass the returns of the said votes, and proclamation shall forthwith be made by the Governor of the result thereof. If it shall appear that a majority of the votes cast upon the question have thereon “Adoption of the Constitution—yes,” this constitution shall be the supreme law of the State from and after the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, except as is herein otherwise provided; but if a majority of the votes cast upon the question have thereon “Adoption of the Constitution—no,” the same shall be null and void. And in case of the adoption of this constitution, said officers shall immediately, or as soon thereafter as practicable, proceed to open the statements of votes returned from the several counties for judges of the supreme court and State officers under the act entitled “An act to amend the revised statutes and to provide for the election of certain officers by the people in pursuance to an amendment of the Constitution, approved February sixteenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty,” and shall ascertain, determine and certify the results of the election for said officers under said acts, in the same manner, as near as may be, as is now provided by law in regard to the election of Representatives in Congress. And the several judges and officers so ascertained to have been elected may be qualified and enter upon the duties of their respective offices, on the first Monday of January next, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
See also: Const 1963, art 2, § 5, art 5, § 9, art 5, § 21, art 8, § 3, art 10, § 5, and schedule, § 16
Const 1835, amendment IV;
The legislature of this state for the year eighteen hundred and fifty shall provide by law for the election by the people of the following officers, viz: Judges of the supreme court, who shall be ineligible to any other than a judicial office during the term for which they are elected, and for one year thereafter, Auditor General, State Treasurer, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Prosecuting Attorneys; and the said judges are prohibited from receiving any fees of office or other compensation than their salaries for any civil duties performed by them.
See also: Const 1963, art 5, § 21, art 6, § 2, art 6, § 17, art 6, § 21, and art 7, § 4
Const 1835, art 7, § 3;
There shall be an Auditor General, and an Attorney General for the State, and a prosecuting attorney for each of the respective counties, who shall hold these offices for two years, and who shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and whose powers and duties shall be prescribed by law.
See also: Const 1963, art 5, § 21 and art 7, § 4
