Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

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The Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Georgia is the executive branch office held by the state's second-highest elected official, who presides over the Georgia State Senate and plays a key role in legislative and policy leadership.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Georgia canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office ⓘ
state executive office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Georgia
branch executive branch of Georgia ⓘ
can appoint members to certain Senate committees (subject to state law and Senate rules) ⓘ
influence the flow of legislation in the Georgia State Senate (subject to Senate rules) ⓘ
category Lieutenant governors of U.S. states ⓘ
State constitutional offices of Georgia ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
createdBy Constitution of Georgia ⓘ
electionType statewide general election ⓘ
governingBody Georgia State Senate (for legislative functions) ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver legislative proceedings in the Georgia State Senate ⓘ
hasConstituency citizens of Georgia ⓘ
hasLegalBasis Georgia state statutes ⓘ
hasOath oath of office prescribed by Georgia law ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage English (de facto) ⓘ
hasRole legislative leadership in Georgia ⓘ
policy leadership in Georgia ⓘ
presiding officer of the Georgia State Senate ⓘ
hasTitleStyle Lieutenant Governor ⓘ
interactsWith Georgia state agencies ⓘ
local governments in Georgia ⓘ
isElectedBy voters of Georgia ⓘ
isNextInLineOfSuccessionTo Office of the Governor of Georgia ⓘ
isSeparateElectionFrom Office of the Governor of Georgia ⓘ
isSubjectTo Georgia Constitution and laws ⓘ
jurisdiction State government of Georgia ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Fulton County, Georgia ⓘ
mayActAs acting governor of Georgia when the governor is absent or incapacitated ⓘ
officeHoldersAre statewide elected officials ⓘ
officeRank second-highest elected office in Georgia ⓘ
officeType partisan elected office ⓘ
oversees Lieutenant Governor’s staff ⓘ
administrative functions of the Lieutenant Governor ⓘ
partOf Government of Georgia ⓘ
positionHeldBy Lieutenant Governor of Georgia ⓘ
presidesOver Georgia State Senate ⓘ
residence Georgia ⓘ
responsibleFor representing the executive branch in certain legislative contexts ⓘ
supporting development of state policy priorities ⓘ
seat Atlanta, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Atlanta
successionOrder first in the gubernatorial line of succession in Georgia ⓘ
symbolizes continuity of executive leadership in Georgia ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
worksWith Georgia General Assembly ⓘ
Office of the Governor of Georgia ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Georgia State Capitol → houses → Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Georgia ⓘ
Executive branch of the Government of Georgia → comprises → Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Georgia ⓘ