As a cabinet secretary under Governors William Weld and Paul Cellucci, Governor Baker helped lead efforts to reform and modernize state government, turn a billion-dollar deficit into a surplus, create a half million jobs, and enact an ambitious education reform agenda. The Bakers reside in Swampscott, have been heavily involved in numerous civic and charitable endeavors, and are the proud parents of their three children, Charlie, AJ, and Caroline.
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Click here to sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter. More Massachusetts stories. Patriots Oct 6. Back to Article. The state Constitution addresses the office of the governor in Chapter 2, the Executive Department.
There shall be a supreme executive magistrate, who shall be styled, The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and whose title shall be -- His Excellency.
A candidate for the governorship must be a registered elector in the state and have been a resident for at least seven years before taking office. Massachusetts elects governors in the midterm elections, that is, even years that are not presidential election years. For Massachusetts, , , , , and are all gubernatorial election years.
Legally, the first day of the political year is always the first Wednesday in the January following an election and the gubernatorial inauguration occurs at noon the first Thursday in January. Under Article VII of the Amendments to the Constitution, once the Governor has taken the oath of office, no further oath or affirmation shall be required before he executes any his duties. The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of Massachusetts on November 8, There are no incumbents in this race.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Incumbent Charles D. Baker defeated Jay Gonzalez in the general election for Governor of Massachusetts on November 6, Incumbents are bolded and underlined.
The results have been certified. There were no incumbents in this race. When the lieutenant governor takes over, his or her official title is 'Lieutenant Governor, Acting Governor'. Regardless of the officer who takes over as acting governor, that individual shall have all the powers and rights of the elected governor, if not the title.
If a governor-elect dies without taking office, the individual elected on the same ballot as the lieutenant governor shall take office and serve as the governor. Any time a sitting Governor communicates in writing to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of House of Representatives that he or she is unable to discharge the office, that action shall be taken to consider the office of the governor vacant.
At any time, the Chief Justice and a majority of the Associate Justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Court may deliver an opinion to the Senate and House that they have found the governor unfit to discharge the office; in such an instance, the governorship shall also be considered to be vacant.
Whether a governor declared himself or herself temporarily unfit or the courts found him or her unfit, the governor may deliver, to the legislature, a written statement that he or she is fit to return to office. Unless the Supreme Court contests that declaration, the governor shall return to office within four days.
If the Supreme Court does challenge the governor's return to office, Article XCI of the Amendments to the Constitution lays out a process for hearing and a final decision. Regardless of who initiated the decision about the governor's disability, if that disability continues for six months and if more than five months remain until the next biennial election, a special election shall be held for the remainder of the governor's term.
As one of America's oldest constitutions, many of the original duties assigned to the governor have been annulled or superseded by over two centuries of amendments. Under the organization of the Massachusetts Constitution, all amendments are listed separately in Articles of Amendment, Massachusetts Constitution , which itself runs to discrete items.
Massachusetts' governor is the commander-in-chief of the state's militia, which he or she may assemble for training and parade as well as for actual military functions. Within legal parameters, the governor may also give periodic advice on the organization and regulation of the militia.
Regarding vetoes, if the governor communicates an objection to a bill and the legislature adjourns before he or she is able to deliver his objections, that bill shall not take effect or have any force of law. The governor may not veto a law passed by the voters, through the General Court may amend or repeal such a law. Note: Ballotpedia's state executive officials project researches state official websites for information that describes the divisions if any exist of a state executive office.
That information for the Governor of Massachusetts has not yet been added. After extensive research we were unable to identify any relevant information on state official websites.
The state operates on an annual budget cycle. The sequence of key events in the budget process is as follows: [4]. Massachusetts is one of 44 states in which the governor has line item veto authority. The governor is legally required to submit a balanced budget proposal. Likewise, the legislature is legally required to pass a balanced budget. The Massachusetts Constitution states that the governor should have a fixed and permanent salary, decided upon by the State Legislature, which would be revisited if the salary was deemed insufficient.
There have been 68 Governors of Massachusetts since From , in Massachusetts there were Democratic governors in office for the last seven years while there were Republican governors in office for the first 15 years.
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