Kansas/Governor

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Employment.png Kansas/Governor 
(state governor)
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Websitehttps://governor.kansas.gov/

The Governor of Kansas is the head of the executive branch of Kansas's state government[1] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.[2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws,[1] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Kansas Legislature,[3] to convene the legislature at any time,[4] and to grant pardons.[5]

The governor has a 4-year term, commencing on the second Monday of January after election.[6] The governor originally had a 2-year term; this was changed to four years by a constitutional amendment in 1974. The lieutenant governor is elected at the same time as the governor.[6] When the office of governor becomes vacant for any reason, the lieutenant governor becomes governor for the remainder of the term.[7]

Since becoming a state, Kansas has had 48 governors. The state's longest-serving governors were Robert Docking, John W. Carlin, and Bill Graves, each of whom served 8 years and 4 days (Docking served four two-year terms; Carlin and Graves each served 2 4-year terms). The shortest-serving governor was John McCuish, who served only 11 days after the resignation of Fred Hall.

 

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References

Constitution of the State of Kansas

  1. a b KS Const. art. I, § 3.
  2. KS Const. art. VIII, § 4.
  3. KS Const. art. II, § 14.
  4. KS Const. art. I, § 5.
  5. KS Const. art. I, § 7.
  6. a b KS Const. art. I, § 1.
  7. KS Const. art. I, § 11.