Article IV of the Pennsylvania Constitution

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Article IV of the Pennsylvania Constitution is the section that establishes and defines the powers, duties, and structure of the state's executive branch, including the governor and other key officers.

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Article IV of the Pennsylvania Constitution canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional article ⓘ
authorizes creation of executive departments by law ⓘ
reorganization of executive agencies by law ⓘ
conditionsPardoningPowerOn recommendation of the Board of Pardons in certain cases ⓘ
currentVersionBasedOn 1968 Constitution of Pennsylvania ⓘ
definesBody Board of Pardons of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Governor’s Cabinet of Pennsylvania ⓘ
definesDutiesOf Lieutenant Governor as President of the Senate of Pennsylvania ⓘ
definesOfficeOf Attorney General of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Attorney General

Auditor General of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Governor of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Secretary of Internal Affairs of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ⓘ
State Treasurer of Pennsylvania ⓘ
definesPardoningPower Governor of Pennsylvania ⓘ
establishes executive power vested in the Governor ⓘ
governs executive branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ
grantsPower Governor line-item veto over appropriations bills ⓘ
Governor power as commander-in-chief of the military forces of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Governor power to convene the General Assembly in special session ⓘ
Governor power to fill vacancies in certain offices ⓘ
Governor power to make appointments with Senate consent ⓘ
Governor veto power over legislation ⓘ
historicalVersionAdopted 1874 Constitution of Pennsylvania ⓘ
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania
limits consecutive terms of the Governor of Pennsylvania ⓘ
partOf Constitution of Pennsylvania ⓘ
providesFor acting Governor in case of disability ⓘ
election of certain executive officers statewide ⓘ
succession to the office of Governor ⓘ
regulates compensation of executive officers of Pennsylvania ⓘ
election of the Governor of Pennsylvania ⓘ
election of the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania ⓘ
impeachment of civil officers of Pennsylvania ⓘ
issuance of commissions by the Governor ⓘ
removal of civil officers upon conviction ⓘ
signing and sealing of official documents ⓘ
requires Board of Pardons hearings to be public in specified cases ⓘ
Board of Pardons to keep records of its proceedings ⓘ
Governor to deliver messages to the General Assembly ⓘ
Governor to ensure laws are faithfully executed ⓘ
Governor to submit a budget to the General Assembly ⓘ
executive officers to reside in Harrisburg during their terms ⓘ
executive officers to take an oath of office ⓘ
setsTermLength four-year term for Governor of Pennsylvania ⓘ
four-year term for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania ⓘ
subjectMatter powers and duties of the executive branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ
structure of the executive branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ

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