Lieutenant Governor of Alabama

Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
Seal of the lieutenant governor
since January 14, 2019
Government of Alabama
StyleThe Honorable
Term lengthFour years, renewable once consecutively
Inaugural holderAndrew J. Applegate
Formation1868
Salary$68,556
Websiteltgov.alabama.gov

The lieutenant governor of Alabama is the president of the Alabama Senate, elected to serve a four-year term. The office was created in 1868,[1] abolished in 1875,[2] and recreated in 1901.[3] According to the current constitution, should the governor be out of the state for more than 20 days, the lieutenant governor becomes acting governor, and if the governor dies, resigns or is removed from office (via impeachment), the lieutenant governor ascends to the governorship.[4] Earlier constitutions said the powers of the governor devolved upon the successor, rather than them necessarily becoming governor,[5] but the official listing includes these as full governors.[6] The governor and lieutenant governor are not elected on the same ticket.

  1. ^ 1868 Const. art. V, § 1
  2. ^ 1875 Const. art. V, § 1
  3. ^ AL Const. art. V, § 112
  4. ^ AL Const. art. V, § 127
  5. ^ 1819 Const. art. IV, § 18; 1861 Const. art. IV, § 18; 1865 Const. art V, § 19; 1868 Const. art. V, § 15; 1875 Const. art. V § 15
  6. ^ "Alabama Governors". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved April 10, 2012.