Alabama Constitution

Article V. Executive Department

Composition; officers enumerated

Supreme executive power vested in governor

Governor, lieutenant governor, attorney-general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, superintendent of education and commissioner of agriculture and industries - How elected; when election held

Same Returns of election transmitted to speaker of house of representatives; opening and publication of election returns; duties of speaker and legislature ministerial in opening and publication of votes; person having highest number

Same Term of office; officers not eligible to succeed selves; governor not eligible for other state office or senate of United States during term or within one year thereafter

Qualifications of governor and lieutenant governor; lieutenant governor ex officio president of senate

Compensation and residency requirements for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney-general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, superintendent of education and commissioner of agriculture and industries

Increase in salary of governor at session of legislature following ratification of Constitution

Governor to faithfully execute laws

Governor may require reports from officers of executive department and officers and managers of state institutions; false reports or failure to file reports constitutes impeachable offense

Governor authorized to convene legislature on extraordinary occasions; proclamation of governor to state matters on which action necessary

Reports and information to be given legislature by governor; presentation of budget to legislature

Authority of governor to remit fines and forfeitures and grant reprieves, paroles, commutations of sentence and pardons; board of pardons; report by governor to legislature; pardons in cases of felonies and offenses involving moral turpitud

Presentation of bills to governor for signature; veto power of governor; procedure for passage of bill after veto by governor; effect of failure of governor to sign bill

Authority of governor to veto items in appropriation bills

Succession to office of governor; filling of vacancy when offices of governor and lieutenant governor both vacant; procedure when governor or successor impeached, absent from state, disabled, etc.; failure of governor-elect, lieutenant gove

Procedure when governor or acting governor appears to be of unsound mind

Compensation of acting governor

Holding office in addition to that of governor

Military powers of governor

Qualifications of attorney-general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, superintendent of education and commissioner of agriculture and industries

Great seal of state

Duties of secretary of state generally

Issuance and execution of grants and commissions

Vacancy in office or unsoundness of mind of attorney-general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, superintendent of education or commissioner of agriculture and industries

Duties generally and restrictions on receipt of fees, etc., by attorney-general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, superintendent of education and commissioner of agriculture and industries; annual report by state treasure

Election and term of office of sheriffs; sheriff not eligible to succeed self; impeachment of sheriff; effect of impeachment of sheriff