Everything about Governor Of New York totally explained
The following is a
list of the Governors of the State of New York. The governor is the head of the
executive branch of New York's government and the
commander-in-chief of the state's
military and
naval forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or
veto bills passed by the
New York legislature, to convene the legislature, and to grant
pardons, except in cases of
treason and
impeachment. The current governor is
David Paterson, who became governor on
March 17,
2008 upon the resignation of
Eliot Spitzer.
The office of governor was established by the first
New York State Constitution in
1777. The governor was originally for a term of three years, though the constitution didn't specify when the term began. A 1787 law set the start of the term at
July 1.. The
New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821 amended the state constitution, reducing the term of office to two years, moving the election to November,, and moving the beginning and the end of the term to coincide with the calendar year. An 1874 amendment extended the term of office back to three years,, but the 1894 constitution again reduced it to two years.. The most recent constitution of 1938 extended the term to the current four years.
The state constitution has provided since 1777 for the election of a
lieutenant governor, who also acts as president of the state senate, to the same term (keeping the same term lengths as the governor throughout all the constitutional revisions). Originally, in the event of the death, resignation or impeachment of the governor, or absence from the state, the lieutenant governor would take on the governor's duties and powers. Since the 1938 constitution, the lieutenant governor explicitly becomes governor upon such vacancy in the office. Should the office of lieutenant governor become vacant, the
president pro tempore of the state senate performs the duties of a lieutenant governor until the governor can take back the duties of the office, or the next election; likewise, should both offices become vacant, the president
pro tempore acts as governor, with the office of lieutenant governor remaining vacant. Should the president
pro tempore be unable to fulfill the duties, the speaker of the assembly is next in the line of succession. The lieutenant governor is elected on the same
ticket as the governor, but nominated separately.
Fifty-five individuals have served as governor, four of whom served non-consecutive terms, totalling 59 distinct terms; the official numbering only lists each governor once, so there have officially been fifty-five governors. The official numbering includes acting governors that filled an entire term. The list doesn't include acting governors who acted in the absence of the governor, such as
Speaker Moses M. Weinstein, who acted as governor for ten days in 1968 while the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the senate majority leader were attending the Republican National Convention in
Miami, Florida.
The longest-serving governor was the first,
George Clinton, who first took office on
July 30,
1777, and served seven terms in two different periods, totaling just under 21 years in office.
Charles Poletti had the shortest term, serving 29 days following the resignation of the previous governor.
Governors
New York was one of the original
thirteen colonies, and was admitted as a state on
July 26 1788. Prior to declaring its independence, New York was a
colony of the
Kingdom of Great Britain, which it in turn obtained from the
Dutch as the colony of
New Netherland; see the lists
of colonial governors and
of directors-general of New Netherland for the pre-statehood period.
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