Constitution · Iowa

Iowa Const. art. IV, § 15

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Constitution of Iowa
Text as of
October 2026

What does this section say?

Terms — compensation. The official terms of the governor and lieutenant governor shall commence on the Tuesday after the second Monday of January next after their election and shall continue until their successors are elected and qualify. The governor and lieutenant governor shall be paid compensation and expenses as provided by law. The lieutenant governor, while acting as governor, shall be paid the compensation and expenses prescribed for the governor. Repealed and rewritten by Amendment 42 (1988) 1988 repeal and rewrite was effective beginning with the second Monday in January 1991

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