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New Jersey Constitution, Article V

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Article V, EXECUTIVE

4 sections · 25 paragraphs in this article.

All articles201 Art. I0 Art. II17 Art. III0 Art. IV51 Art. V29 Art. VI30 Art. VII12 Art. VIII25 Art. IX0 Art. X0 Art. XI37

29 provisions·Filtered byArt. V✕

N.J. Const. art. V, § I, ¶ 1 Paragraph 1
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The executive power shall be vested in a Governor.
N.J. Const. art. V, § I, ¶ 2 Paragraph 2
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The Governor shall be not less than thirty years of age, and shall have been for at least twenty years a citizen of the United States, and a resident of this State seven years next before election, unless the Governor shall have been absent during that time on the public business…
N.J. Const. art. V, § I, ¶ 3 Paragraph 3
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No member of Congress or person holding any office or position, of profit, under this State or the United States shall be Governor or Lieutenant Governor. If the Governor or Lieutenant Governor or person administering the office of Governor shall accept any other office or positi…
N.J. Const. art. V, § I, ¶ 4 Paragraph 4
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The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be elected conjointly and for concurrent terms by the legally qualified voters of this State, and the manner of election shall require each voter to cast a single vote for both offices. The candidate of each political party for election …

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N.J. Const. art. V, § I, ¶ 5 Paragraph 5

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The term of office of the Governor and of the Lieutenant Governor shall be four years, beginning at noon of the third Tuesday in January next following their election, and ending at noon of the third Tuesday in January four years thereafter. No person who has been elected Governo…

N.J. Const. art. V, § I, ¶ 6 Paragraph 6

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In the event of a vacancy in the office of Governor resulting from the death, resignation or removal of a Governor in office, or the death of a Governor-elect, or from any other cause, the Lieutenant Governor shall become Governor, until a new Governor is elected and qualifies. I…

N.J. Const. art. V, § I, ¶ 7 Paragraph 7

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In the event of the failure of the Governor-elect to qualify, or of the absence from the State of a Governor in office, or the Governor's inability to discharge the duties of the office, or the Governor's impeachment, the functions, powers, duties and emoluments of the office sha…

N.J. Const. art. V, § I, ¶ 8 Paragraph 8

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Whenever a Governor-elect or Lieutenant Governor-elect shall have failed to qualify within six months after the beginning of the term of office, or whenever for a period of six months a Governor or Lieutenant Governor in office, or person administering the office, shall have rema…

N.J. Const. art. V, § I, ¶ 9 Paragraph 9

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In the event of a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor resulting from the death, resignation or removal of a Lieutenant Governor in office or the death of a Lieutenant Governor-elect or from any other cause, the Governor shall appoint a Lieutenant Governor within forty-fi…

N.J. Const. art. V, § I, ¶ 10 Paragraph 10

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a. The Governor and the Lieutenant Governor shall each receive for services a salary, which shall be neither increased nor diminished during the period for which the Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall have been elected or appointed. b. The Governor shall appoint the Lieutenant…

N.J. Const. art. V, § I, ¶ 11 The Governor shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed

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The Governor shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. To this end he shall have power, by appropriate action or proceeding in the courts brought in the name of the State, to enforce compliance with any constitutional or legislative mandate, or to restrain violation o…

N.J. Const. art. V, § I, ¶ 12 Paragraph 12

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The Governor shall communicate to the Legislature, by message at the opening of each regular session and at such other times as he may deem necessary, the condition of the State, and shall in like manner recommend such measures as he may deem desirable. He may convene the Legisla…

N.J. Const. art. V, § I, ¶ 13 Paragraph 13

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The Governor may fill any vacancy occurring in any office during a recess of the Legislature, appointment to which may be made by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, or by the Legislature in joint meeting. An ad interim appointment so made shall expire at the …

N.J. Const. art. V, § I, ¶ 14 Paragraph 14

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(a) When a bill has finally passed both houses, the house in which final action was taken to complete its passage shall cause it to be presented to the Governor before the close of the calendar day next following the date of the session at which such final action was taken. (b) A…

N.J. Const. art. V, § I, ¶ 15 Paragraph 15

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If any bill presented to the Governor shall contain one or more items of appropriation of money, he may object in whole or in part to any such item or items while approving the other portions of the bill. In such case he shall append to the bill, at the time of signing it, a stat…

N.J. Const. art. V, § I Section I

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N.J. Const. art. V, § II, ¶ 1 Paragraph 1

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The Governor may grant pardons and reprieves in all cases other than impeachment and treason, and may suspend and remit fines and forfeitures. A commission or other body may be established by law to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of executive clemency.

N.J. Const. art. V, § II, ¶ 2 Paragraph 2

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A system for the granting of parole shall be provided by law.

N.J. Const. art. V, § II Section II

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N.J. Const. art. V, § II Section II Structural section heading for the NJ Constitution. Operative constitutional text is stored in child paragraph rows. Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Constitution_of_1947

N.J. Const. art. V, § III, ¶ 1 Paragraph 1

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Provision for organizing, inducting, training, arming, disciplining and regulating a militia shall be made by law, which shall conform to applicable standards established for the armed forces of the United States.

N.J. Const. art. V, § III, ¶ 2 The Governor shall nominate and appoint all general and flag officers of the militia, with the advice and consent of the Senate

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The Governor shall nominate and appoint all general and flag officers of the militia, with the advice and consent of the Senate. All other commissioned officers of the militia shall be appointed and commissioned by the Governor according to law.

N.J. Const. art. V, § III Section III

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N.J. Const. art. V, § III Section III Structural section heading for the NJ Constitution. Operative constitutional text is stored in child paragraph rows. Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Constitution_of_1947

N.J. Const. art. V, § IV, ¶ 1 Paragraph 1

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All executive and administrative offices, departments, and instrumentalities of the State government, including the offices of Secretary of State and Attorney General, and their respective functions, powers and duties, shall be allocated by law among and within not more than twen…

N.J. Const. art. V, § IV, ¶ 2 Each principal department shall be under the supervision of the Governor

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Each principal department shall be under the supervision of the Governor. The head of each principal department shall be a single executive unless otherwise provided by law. Such single executives shall be nominated and appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of th…

N.J. Const. art. V, § IV, ¶ 3 Paragraph 3

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The Secretary of State and the Attorney General shall be nominated and appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate to serve during the term of office of the Governor, except the Governor may appoint the Lieutenant Governor to serve as Secretary of State wi…

N.J. Const. art. V, § IV, ¶ 4 Paragraph 4

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Whenever a board, commission or other body shall be the head of a principal department, the members thereof shall be nominated and appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, and may be removed in the manner provided by law. The Governor may appoint the L…

N.J. Const. art. V, § IV, ¶ 5 Paragraph 5

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The Governor may cause an investigation to be made of the conduct in office of any officer or employee who receives his compensation from the State of New Jersey, except a member, officer or employee of the Legislature or an officer elected by the Senate and General Assembly in j…

N.J. Const. art. V, § IV, ¶ 6 Paragraph 6

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No rule or regulation made by any department, officer, agency or authority of this state, except such as relates to the organization or internal management of the State government or a part thereof, shall take effect until it is filed either with the Secretary of State or in such…

N.J. Const. art. V, § IV Section IV

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N.J. Const. art. V, § IV Section IV Structural section heading for the NJ Constitution. Operative constitutional text is stored in child paragraph rows. Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Constitution_of_1947