Art. II Part 2 §2 | QUALIFICATIONS FOR HOLDING OFFICE; VACANCY; COMPENSATION
a.
(1) No person shallhold the Office of Governor unless that person:
(A) is a qualified voter of the State of Washington, D.C.;
(B) resides in and is domiciled in the State of Washington, D.C.;
(C) has resided and been domiciled in the State of Washington, D.C. for 1 year immediately preceding the day on which the general or special election for Governor is to be held; and
(D) is not engaged in any employment (whether as an employee or as a self-employed individual) and holds no public office or position (other than employment as Governor), for which that person is compensated in an amount in excess of actual expenses incurred in connection therewith, except that nothing in this clause shall be construed as prohibiting such person, while holding the Office of Governor, from serving as an official or delegate of a political party.
(2) To fill a vacancy in the Office of Governor, the Board of Elections shallhold a special election at least 70 days, and not more than 174 days, after such vacancy occurs, unless it determines that such vacancy could be more practicably filled in a special election held on the same day as the next general election to be held in the State of Washington, D.C. The person elected Governor to fill a vacancy in the Office of Governor shall take office on the day the Board of Elections certifies the election, and shall serve as Governor for the remainder of the term during which such vacancy occurred unless re-elected in a subsequent election. When the Office of Governor becomes vacant, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly shall become acting Governor and shall serve from the date such vacancy occurs until the date on which the Board of Elections certifies the election of the new Governor, at which time the acting Governor shall again become Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. While the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly is acting Governor, that person shall receive the compensation regularly paid the Governor, and shall receive no compensation as Speaker or Representative of the Legislative Assembly.
b. Should vacancies arise simultaneously for both the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and the Governor, the order of succession shall be the at-large members of the Legislative Assembly in order of seniority of continuous service, followed by the Attorney General. Temporary or partial incapacity, or short periods of unavailability, shall not constitute a vacancy nor trigger a special election.
c. The Governor shall receive compensation, payable in equal installments, at a rate of pay established by Act. The Legislative Assembly shall not reduce the salary of an incumbent Governor. Any changes in the Governor’s compensation, upon enactment by the Legislative Assembly, shall apply beginning with the next gubernatorial term after the effective date of such Act.
d. The Governor shall forfeit the office upon failure to maintain qualifications required by this section or upon conviction of a felony.
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