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The governor has veto powers. All bills must be sent to the governor before becoming law. The governor may sign the bill, let it sit unsigned for seven days, after which it becomes law, or veto the legislation. After a veto, the bill returns to its house of origin and may be overridden by two-thirds
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Unlike other state governors, Virginia governors are not allowed to serve consecutive terms. They have been barred from immediate re-election since the adoption of
Virginia's second constitution, in 1830. However, a former governor is permitted to run for a second term in a future election. Only two
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Virginia. At the beginning of every regular session, they must report the state of the Commonwealth to the Virginia General Assembly (both the House of Delegates and the Senate). They must convene the legislature when two-thirds of each house calls for a
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years, when there are congressional elections.) In every
Virginia gubernatorial election starting with 1977, the governor elected had been from the opposite party as the president elected by the nation in the previous year, even when Virginia had voted for the president in office, as with
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special session. The governor must ensure that the laws of the
Commonwealth are faithfully executed by either signing, or allowing it to come into law, or vetoing, not allowing it to become law. They are responsible for the safety of the state, as they serve as commander-in-chief of the
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was the first president of the council in residence in the new province, making him the first to exercise the actual authority of governing
Virginia. The Virginia Company soon abandoned governance by council two years after the landing on May 23, 1609, and replacing it with a governor,
732:"—years in which there are no national (presidential, senatorial, or House) elections; Virginia's gubernatorial elections are held one year after U.S. presidential elections (2001, 2005, 2009, etc.) (Most states hold gubernatorial elections either on presidential-election years or
355:. The governor may send legislation back to the legislature with recommendations and amendments. The legislature must either approve the changes by a majority in each house or override the veto with a two-thirds majority in each house.
294:, while Godwin became the first ever governor in American history to be elected by both major parties when the former Democrat was elected in 1973 as a Republican. The only other governors to serve non-consecutive terms in office were
559:. Governors continued to be appointed by the monarch for many years. Most often, the appointed governor would reside in England while a deputy or lieutenant governor exercised authority. The royal rule was interrupted during the
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Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States § Virginia
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834:"CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries"
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274:Be at least thirty years old
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260:Article V, Section 3 of the
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864:law.lis.virginia.gov
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407:Governor of Virginia
304:George William Smith
3662:Lieutenant Governor
1189:Howard of Effingham
840:on October 22, 2014
679:Radical Republicans
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581:English Restoration
425:Lieutenant Governor
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