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Governor of Vermont

Head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Vermont

Summary

Head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Vermont

Field	Value
post	Governor
body	Vermont
insignia	Coat of arms of Vermont.svg
insigniasize	110px
insigniacaption	Arms of the State of Vermont
insigniaalt	Arms of the State of Vermont
image	Phil Scott 2019 (cropped).jpg
imagesize	200px
incumbent	Phil Scott
incumbentsince	January 5, 2017
department	Government of Vermont
status	Head of state
Head of government
residence	None official
seat	State House
(Ceremonial office)
The Pavilion
(Working office)
nominator	Political parties
appointer	Majority vote
termlength	Two years, no term limits
constituting_instrument	Constitution of Vermont
precursor	Governor of the Vermont Republic
inaugural	Thomas Chittenden
succession	Line of succession
deputy	Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
salary	$142,542 (2013)
website

Head of government (Ceremonial office) The Pavilion (Working office) The governor of Vermont is the head of government of the U.S. state of Vermont. The officeholder is elected in even-numbered years by direct voting for a term of two years. Vermont and bordering New Hampshire are the only states to hold gubernatorial elections every two years, instead of every four as in the other 48 U.S. states.

There is no limit on the number of terms a Vermont governor can serve. If no candidate receives at least 50% plus one vote of all votes for governor cast in the election, the governor of Vermont is then elected by the state legislature. The incumbent Vermont governor is Republican Phil Scott. He was sworn in on January 5, 2017, becoming Vermont's 82nd governor.

Despite having a Republican governor, Vermont has the most Democratic Cook Partisan Voting Index of any of the 50 U.S. states, at D+17.

Function

Montpelier]], location of the governor of Vermont's working offices

The governor's working offices are located in The Pavilion in the state capital of Montpelier, Vermont. The Governor's ceremonial office, used during the legislative session of the General Assembly, is located in the Vermont State House, also in Montpelier.

The Constitution of Vermont details the powers of the governor:

To commission or appoint all officers ("except where provision is, or shall be, otherwise made by law or this Frame of Government")
To fill all vacancies in office until the office can be filled in the manner directed by state constitution or by state law
To correspond with other States
To "transact business with officers of government, civil and military"
To "prepare such business as may appear necessary, to lay before the General Assembly.
To grant pardons and remit fines, except for cases of treason, in which the governor may only grant reprieves until the end of the next session of the General Assembly, and for cases of impeachment, in which the governor cannot grant either reprieves or pardons
To "take care that the laws be faithfully executed" and "expedite the execution of such measures as may be resolved upon by the General Assembly"
To "draw upon the Treasury for such sums as may be appropriated by the General Assembly"
To "lay embargoes, or prohibit the exportation of any commodity" for up to 30 days during a recess of the General Assembly
To "grant such licenses as shall be directed by law"
To call special sessions of the General Assembly when necessary
To be the "Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief" of the "forces of the State" (the Vermont State Guard and Vermont National Guard), although the governor cannot "command in person, in time of war, or insurrection, unless by the advice and consent of the Senate, and no longer than they shall approve thereof"

The lieutenant governor of Vermont is elected separately from the governor. If the incumbent governor dies, resigns or is removed from office via impeachment, then the lieutenant governor becomes governor. The lieutenant governor is also the lieutenant general "forces of the State".

Succession

Main article: Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States#Vermont

Timeline

References

;General

Doyle, William T. "The Vermont Political Tradition and Those Who Helped Make It." Doyle Publisher: 1987. .
Duffy, John J., et al. The Vermont Encyclopedia. University Press of New England: 2003. .
Potash, P. Jeffrey, et al. Freedom and Unity: A History of Vermont. Vermont Historical Society: 2004. .

References

(June 25, 2013). "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments.
(November 7, 2006). "Two-year terms in Vt., New Hampshire, keep governors constantly on the campaign trail".
"Vermont 2002 Midterm Election".
[[Constitution of Vermont]] Chapter 2, Section 20.
"Governor Scott Inaugural Address".
(8 October 2021). "The Pavilion, Montpelier, Vermont - Lost New England".
"Kunin in ceremonial office, 1986 · Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society".
"Vermont Governor".
"Vermont Constitution – 1793 – Chapter II". Vermont Secretary of State.

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