Article V, EXECUTIVE
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Cal. Const. art. V, § 1 Section 1
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The supreme executive power of this State is vested in the Governor. The Governor shall see that the law is faithfully executed.
Cal. Const. art. V, § 2 Section 2
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The Governor shall be elected every fourth year at the same time and places as members of the Assembly and hold office from the Monday after January 1 following the election until a successor qualifies. The Governor shall be an elector who has been a citizen of the United States …
Cal. Const. art. V, § 3 Section 3
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The Governor shall report to the Legislature each calendar year on the condition of the State and may make recommendations.
Cal. Const. art. V, § 4 Section 4
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The Governor may require executive officers and agencies and their employees to furnish information relating to their duties.
Cal. Const. art. V, § 5 Section 5
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(a) Unless the law otherwise provides, the Governor may fill a vacancy in office by appointment until a successor qualifies. (b) Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasur…
Cal. Const. art. V, § 6 Section 6
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Authority may be provided by statute for the Governor to assign and reorganize functions among executive officers and agencies and their employees, other than elective officers and agencies administered by elective officers.
Cal. Const. art. V, § 7 Section 7
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The Governor is commander in chief of a militia that shall be provided by statute. The Governor may call it forth to execute the law.
Cal. Const. art. V, § 8 Section 8
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(a) Subject to application procedures provided by statute, the Governor, on conditions the Governor deems proper, may grant a reprieve, pardon, and commutation, after sentence, except in case of impeachment. The Governor shall report to the Legislature each reprieve, pardon, and …
Cal. Const. art. V, § 9 Section 9
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The Lieutenant Governor shall have the same qualifications as the Governor. The Lieutenant Governor is President of the Senate but has only a casting vote.
Cal. Const. art. V, § 10 Section 10
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The Lieutenant Governor shall become Governor when a vacancy occurs in the office of Governor. The Lieutenant Governor shall act as Governor during the impeachment, absence from the State, or other temporary disability of the Governor or of a Governor-elect who fails to take offi…
Cal. Const. art. V, § 11 Section 11
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The Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Controller, Secretary of State, and Treasurer shall be elected at the same time and places and for the same term as the Governor. No Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Controller, Secretary of State, or Treasurer may serve in the sam…
Cal. Const. art. V, § 13 Section 13
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Subject to the powers and duties of the Governor, the Attorney General shall be the chief law officer of the State. It shall be the duty of the Attorney General to see that the laws of the State are uniformly and adequately enforced. The Attorney General shall have direct supervi…
Cal. Const. art. V, § 14 Section 14
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(a) To eliminate any appearance of a conflict with the proper discharge of his or her duties and responsibilities, no state officer may knowingly receive any salary, wages, commissions, or other similar earned income from a lobbyist or lobbying firm, as defined by the Political R…