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Idaho Constitution, Article IV

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Article IV, Executive Department

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All articles234 Art. I23 Art. II1 Art. III29 Art. IV19 Art. V26 Art. VI7 Art. VII18 Art. VIII11 Art. IX11 Art. X6 Art. XI18 Art. XII4 Art. XIII7 Art. XIV6 Art. XV7 Art. XVI1 Art. XVII1 Art. XVIII13 Art. XIX2 Art. XX4 Art. XXI20

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Idaho Const. art. IV, § 1 Executive Officers Listed — Term Of Office — Place Of Residence — Duties.
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The executive department shall consist of a governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state controller, state treasurer, attorney general and superintendent of public instruction, each of whom shall hold his office for four years beginning on the first Monday in January …
Idaho Const. art. IV, § 2 Election Of Officers.
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The officers named in section 1 of this article shall be elected by the qualified electors of the state at the time and places of voting for members of the legislature, and the persons, respectively, having the highest number of votes for the office voted for shall be elected; bu…
Idaho Const. art. IV, § 3 Qualifications Of Officers.
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No person shall be eligible to the office of governor or lieutenant governor unless he shall have attained the age of thirty years at the time of his election; nor to the office of secretary of state, state controller, or state treasurer, unless he shall have attained the age of …
Idaho Const. art. IV, § 4 Governor Is Commander Of Militia.
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The governor shall be commander-in-chief of the military forces of the state, except when they shall be called into actual service of the United States. He shall have power to call the militia to execute the laws, to suppress insurrection, or to repel invasion.

Idaho Const. art. IV, § 5 Supreme Executive Power Vested In Governor.

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The supreme executive power of the state is vested in the governor, who shall see that the laws are faithfully executed.

Idaho Const. art. IV, § 6 Governor To Appoint Officers.

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The governor shall nominate and, by and with the consent of the senate, appoint all officers whose offices are established by this constitution, or which may be created by law, and whose appointment or election is not otherwise provided for. If during the recess of the senate, a …

Idaho Const. art. IV, § 7 The Pardoning Power.

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Such board as may hereafter be created or provided by legislative enactment shall constitute a board to be known as the board of pardons. Said board, or a majority thereof, shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures, and, only as provided by statute, to grant commutations an…

Idaho Const. art. IV, § 8 Governor May Require Reports — Messages To Legislature.

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The governor may require information in writing from the officers of the executive department upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices, which information shall be given upon oath whenever so required; he may also require information in writing, at any t…

Idaho Const. art. IV, § 9 Extra Sessions Of Legislature.

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The governor may, on extraordinary occasions, convene the legislature by proclamation, stating the purposes for which he has convened it; but when so convened it shall have no power to legislate on any subjects other than those specified in the proclamation; but may provide for t…

Idaho Const. art. IV, § 10 Veto Power.

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Every bill passed by the legislature shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the governor. If he approve, he shall sign it, and thereupon it shall become a law; but if he do not approve, he shall return it with his objections to the house in which it originated, which hou…

Idaho Const. art. IV, § 11 Disapproval Of Appropriation Bills.

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The governor shall have power to disapprove of any item or items of any bill making appropriations of money embracing distinct items, and the part or parts approved shall become a law and the item or items disapproved shall be void, unless enacted in the manner following: If the …

Idaho Const. art. IV, § 12 Lieutenant Governor To Act As Governor.

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In case of the failure to qualify, the impeachment, or conviction of treason, felony, or other infamous crime of the governor, or his death, removal from office, resignation, absence from the state, or inability to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the powers, duties…

Idaho Const. art. IV, § 13 Lieutenant Governor Is President Of Senate.

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The lieutenant governor shall be president of the senate, but shall vote only when the senate is equally divided. In case of the absence or disqualification of the lieutenant governor from any cause which applies to the governor, or when he shall hold the office of governor, then…

Idaho Const. art. IV, § 14 President Pro Tempore To Act As Governor.

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In case of the failure to qualify in his office, death, resignation, absence from the state, impeachment, conviction of treason, felony or other infamous crime, or disqualification from any cause, of both governor and lieutenant governor, the duties of the governor shall devolve …

Idaho Const. art. IV, § 15 Great Seal Of The State.

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There shall be a seal of this state, which shall be kept by the secretary of state and used by him officially, and shall be called "The great seal of the state of Idaho." The seal of the territory of Idaho, as now used, shall be the seal of the state until otherwise provided by l…

Idaho Const. art. IV, § 16 Grants And Permissions.

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All grants and permissions shall be in the name and by the authority of the state of Idaho, sealed with the great seal of the state, signed by the governor, and countersigned by the secretary of state.

Idaho Const. art. IV, § 17 Accounts And Reports Of Officers.

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An account shall be kept by the officers of the executive department and of all public institutions of the state of all moneys received by them severally, from all sources, and for every service performed, and of all moneys disbursed by them severally, and a semi-annual report th…

Idaho Const. art. IV, § 18 Board Of Examiners.

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The governor, secretary of state, and attorney-general shall constitute a board of examiners, with power to examine all claims against the state, except salaries or compensation of officers fixed by law, and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law: provided, that in…

Idaho Const. art. IV, § 20 Departments Limited.

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All executive and administrative officers, agencies, and instrumentalities of the executive department of the state and their respective functions, powers, and duties, except for the office of governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state controller, state treasurer, a…