Lieutenant Governor of Indiana

The Lieutenant Governor of Indiana is elected on the same ticket as the Governor in a statewide election every four years. The Lieutenant Governor serves President of the Indiana State Senate during his term.

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The Lieutenant Governor of Indiana serves as acting-governor when the governor becomes incapacitated or, in the state's early history, when the Governor was away out of contact with the capitol. Christopher Harrison served as Acting Governor while Jonathan Jennings negotiated treaties far from the capitol.

If the governor should die in office, become permanently incapacitated, resigns, or is impeached, the lieutenant governor succeeds him and becomes governor. This has occurred twelve times in Indiana history, the first occurrence was when Jonathan Jennings resigned to become a Congressman and was succeeded by Ratliff Boon. In total, ten lieutenant governors have succeeded to become governor.

If a lieutenant governor dies in office, resigns, is impeached, or become governor, there is no mechanism to replace him and the position remains vacant until the next general election. Should the Governor's position becomes vacant during while there is no lieutenant governor is it would be filled by the Senate-Pro-Tempore as next in the line of succession.

History

There have been forty seven lieutenant governors of Indiana since Indiana became a state:

Notes

ee also

*List of Governors of Indiana

External links

*http://www.in.gov/lgov/