OHIO CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE III
EXECUTIVE
Art. III §1 | EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT; KEY STATE OFFICERS
Art. III §1a | JOINT VOTE CAST FOR GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT
Art. III §1b | LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DUTIES ASSIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Art. III §2 | TERM OF OFFICE OF KEY STATE OFFICERS
No person shall hold any one of the offices of lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer of state, attorney general, or auditor of state for a period longer than two successive terms of four years. Terms shall be considered successive unless separated by a period of four or more years. Only terms beginning on or after January 1, 1995 shall be considered in determining an individual's eligibility to hold the office of lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer of state, attorney general, or auditor of state.
In determining the eligibility of an individual to hold an office in accordance with this article,
(B) a person who is elected to an office in a regularly scheduled general election and resigns prior to the completion of the term for which he or she was elected, shall be considered to have served the full term in that office.
Art. III §3 | COUNTING VOTES FOR KEY STATE OFFICERS
Art. III §5 | EXECUTIVE POWER VESTED IN GOVERNOR
Art. III §6 | GOVERNOR TO SEE THAT LAWS EXECUTED; MAY REQUIRE WRITTEN INFORMATION
Art. III §7 | GOVERNOR’S ANNUAL MESSAGE TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LEGISLATION
Art. III §8 | GOVERNOR MAY CONVENE SPECIAL SESSION OF LEGISLATURE WITH LIMITED PURPOSES
Art. III §9 | WHEN GOVERNOR MAY ADJOURN THE LEGISLATURE
Art. III §10 | GOVERNOR IS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF MILITIA
Art. III §11 | GOVERNOR MAY GRANT REPRIEVES, COMMUTATIONS AND PARDONS
Art. III §12 | SEAL OF THE STATE, AND BY WHOM KEPT
Art. III §13 | HOW GRANTS AND COMMISSIONS ISSUED
Art. III §14 | WHO IS INELIGIBLE FOR GOVERNOR
Art. III §15 | SUCCESSION IN CASE OF VACANCY IN OFFICE OF GOVERNOR
(B) When the Governor is unable to discharge the duties of office by reason of disability, the Lieutenant Governor shall serve as governor until the Governor's disability terminates.
(C) In the event of a vacancy in the office of governor or when the Governor is unable to discharge the duties of office, the line of succession to the office of governor or to the position of serving as governor for the duration of the Governor's disability shall proceed from the Lieutenant Governor to the President of the senate and then to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(D) Any person serving as governor for the duration of the Governor's disability shall have the powers, duties, and compensation of the office of governor. Any person who succeeds to the office of governor shall have the powers, duties, title, and compensation of the office of governor.
(E) No person shall simultaneously serve as Governor and Lieutenant Governor, President of the senate, or Speaker of the House of Representatives, nor shall any person simultaneously receive the compensation of the office of governor and that of lieutenant governor, president of the Senate, or speaker of the House of Representatives.
Art. III §17 | IF A VACANCY SHALL OCCUR WHILE EXECUTING THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR, WHO SHALL ACT
If by reason of death, resignation, or disqualification, the governor-elect is unable to assume the office of governor at the commencement of the gubernatorial term, the lieutenant governor-elect shall assume the office of governor for the full term. If at the commencement of such term, the governor-elect fails to assume the office by reason of disability, the lieutenant governor-elect shall serve as governor until the disability of the governor-elect terminates.
Art. III §17a | FILLING A VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Art. III §18 | GOVERNOR TO FILL VACANCIES IN KEY STATE OFFICES
Art. III §19 | COMPENSATION OF KEY STATE OFFICERS
Art. III §20 | ANNUAL REPORT OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Art. III §21 | APPOINTMENTS TO OFFICE; ADVICE AND CONSENT OF SENATE
No appointment shall be consented to without concurrence of a majority of the total number of Senators provided for by this Constitution, except as hereinafter provided for in the case of failure of the Senate to act. If the Senate has acted upon any appointment to which its consent is required and has refused to consent, an appointment of another person shall be made to fill the vacancy.
If an appointment is submitted during a session of the General Assembly, it shall be acted upon by the Senate during such session of the General Assembly, except that if such session of the General Assembly adjourns sine die within ten days after such submission without acting upon such appointment, it may be acted upon at the next session of the General Assembly.
If an appointment is made after the Senate has adjourned sine die, it shall be submitted to the Senate during the next session of the General Assembly.
In acting upon an appointment a vote shall be taken by a yea and nay vote of the members of the Senate and shall be entered upon its journal. Failure of the Senate to act by a roll call vote on an appointment by the governor within the time provided for herein shall constitute consent to such appointment.
Art. III §22 | SUPREME COURT TO DETERMINE DISABILITY OF GOVERNOR OR GOVERNOR ELECT; SUCCESSION
If the governor transmits to the supreme court a written declaration that the disability no longer exists, the supreme court shall, after public hearing at which all interested parties may appear and be represented, determine the question of the continuation of the disability. The court shall make its determination within twenty-one days after transmittal of such declaration.
The Supreme Court has original, exclusive, and final jurisdiction to determine all questions concerning succession to the office of the governor or to its powers and duties.
This material might help you recover from the damages that lawbreaking judges/lawyers/agencies/organizations have inflicted upon you [and/or the public] (see this example of a Florida judge who outright committed perjury).
Perhaps it'll [even] help you navigate through your state's administrative gauntlet. A gauntlet which might include – but not be limited to:
- State Agency Bribery;
- State Agency Corruption;
- State Agency Obstruction; and
- State Agency Self-Discrimination
Sincerely,
www.TextBookDiscrimination.com
