Governor of Rhode Island

Qualifications

The following are the requirements to be elected Governor of Rhode Island:

• Be at least eighteen years of age
• Be a resident of the State of Rhode Island for at least thirty days
• Be a registered voter in Rhode Island

Constitutional authority and responsibilities

Section I, Article IX of the Rhode Island Constitution reads,

The Governor of Rhode Island is elected every four years and is limited to two consecutive terms. As the chief executive of the Government of Rhode Island, the governor is supported by a number of elected general officers and appointed directors of state agencies.

Responsibilities granted to the governor by the Rhode Island Constitution include the position of commander-in-chief of all components of the Rhode Island National Guard, so long as they remain un-federalized by the president of the United States, and the responsibility to submit the annual state budget to the Rhode Island General Assembly.

The governor also has the power to grant pardons and veto bills, resolutions and votes subject to a two-thirds override.

Party affiliation

Colonial Rhode Island, 1640–1775

Timeline

References

References

1. "State of RI Payroll Tranparency Portal". State of Rhode Island.
2. "Constitution of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations". [[State of Rhode Island]] General Assembly.
3. "2018 Rhode Island guide for candidates".
4. "State of Rhode Island General Assembly".
5. Table does not include governors from the colonial period, when there were no organized parties in Rhode Island, and governors were generally appointed rather than elected. It also does not include acting governors.