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The Executive Branch: Carrying Out the Law. Governor & Lieutenant Governor. Georgia’s Lieutenant Governor: Casey Cagle. Georgia’s Governor: Sonny Perdue. Qualifications. Must be 30 years old U.S. citizen for at least 15 years Georgia Resident for at least 6 years. Governor.
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Governor & Lieutenant Governor Georgia’s Lieutenant Governor: Casey Cagle Georgia’s Governor: Sonny Perdue
Qualifications • Must be 30 years old • U.S. citizen for at least 15 years • Georgia Resident for at least 6 years
Governor Term of Office • 4 years • May run and serve for a second term
Lieutenant Governor Term of Office • 4 years • No limit on number of terms
Governor & Lieutenant Governor Election • Elected by the citizens • Do not run on the same ticket or need to be in same party
Governor Duties • Head of state and leader of executive branch • Commander-in-chief of Georgia’s military • Can veto legislation put forward by the state legislature • Signs bills into law • Can use the floor leader of house to suggest legislation • Appoints people to many executive offices • Addresses legislature in State of the State speech • Proposes budget for state
Lieutenant Governor Duties • Serves as governor if current governor dies or gets too sick to work • As president of the Senate, decides committee memberships and chooses committee chairs
Assignment due at the end of class. Summarize the qualifications and duties of the governor in a 1 page essay.