Formation February 9, 1861 | ||
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Term length Four years, renewable once | ||
The Lieutenant Governor of Kansas is the lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Kansas. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four-year term. He or she is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of Kansas state government.
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The lieutenant governor succeeds to the officer of governor if the office becomes vacant, and also serve as acting governor if the governor is incapacitated or absent from the state.
Constitutional requirements
The Constitution of Kansas provides that the Lieutenant Governor must satisfy the same constitutional qualifications as the Governor. The Lieutenant Governor must be a citizen of the State of Kansas, at least 31 years of age and a resident of the United States for ten years.
Powers and Duties
The Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, similar to the Vice President of the United States, the main function of the Lieutenant Governor lies in the executive branch as the immediate successor to the Governorship in the event of a vacancy. In case of impeachment of the Governor, or of his death, failure to qualify, resignation, the Governorship, with its compensation and responsibilities, shall devolve upon the Lieutenant Governor for the residue of the term. In the event of the Governor’s absences from the State, or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the office, the Lieutenant Governor shall become the “Acting Governor” until the Governor returns to the state or the disability is removed.
Living former Lieutenant Governors of Kansas
As of March 2017, eleven former lieutenant governors of Kansas are alive, the most recent death of former lieutenant governor, John Crutcher, who served from 1965 to 1969, on March 13, 2017.