The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, and other Organic Laws of the States, Territories, and Colonies now or heretofore forming the United States of America. Compiled and edited under the act of Congress of June 30, 1906, by Francis Newton Thorpe, Ph.D., LL.D. (Washington: Government Printing Office. 1909. 7 vols.)

1910 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-138
Author(s):  
W. F. Dodd
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
The United States ◽  
Government Printing ◽  
State Constitutions

Evolution of the Procedure for Empowering the Governors in the States of the USA

2020 ◽  
pp. 37-41
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Executive Power ◽  
State Constitutions ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
The Usa

The article discusses the development of the procedure for empowering the governors of the states of the United States of America. The models of empowerment of governors, requirements for candidates for governor positions, the terms of the latter’s exercise of power both now and in retrospective are examined. The provisions of the constitutions of the states of the United States of America, fixing the requirements for candidates for the positions of governors of the states, are not always identical. Despite the existing differences established by the state constitutions regarding the requirements for candidates for governor positions and the terms for exercising the powers by governors, the procedure for electing state governors is the same. The increase in the term for exercising the powers by governors is due to an increase in the role and importance of governors as officials in charge of state executive power. Particular attention is paid to the study of requirements for candidates for governors. In addition to age qualifications and qualifications for citizenship, residency qualifications in the state where the candidate is running for governor are of prime importance. An in-depth study allows to track trends related to both the development of the procedure for vesting powers with governors and the change in the constitutional and legal status of governors as a whole. A key advantage of the constitutions of some states is the limitation of the duration of the state governors in their posts, thereby ensuring the effectiveness of the activities of the governors and executive power of the states.

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