Miss. Const. art. 5, § 128
- Constitution
- Constitution of Mississippi
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
There shall be a Lieutenant Governor who shall be elected at the same time, in the same manner, and for the same term, and who shall possess the same qualifications as required of the Governor. Any person elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor shall be eligible to succeed himself in office, but no person who has been elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor for two successive terms shall be eligible to hold that office until one term has intervened. SOURCES: 1817 art IV §18; 1869 art V §14; Laws 1992, ch. 719, effective December 8, 1992. NOTE: The 1992 amendment of Section 128 was proposed by Laws 1992, ch. 719, Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 525, and upon ratification by the electorate on November 3, 1992, was inserted by proclamation of the Secretary of State on December 8, 1992.
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