Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
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The Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina is the second-highest executive officer in the state, serving as the governor’s successor and often presiding over the state senate while carrying out various administrative and ceremonial duties.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional office
ⓘ
state executive office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | U.S. state lieutenant governor offices ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Lieutenant Governors of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State constitutional officers of South Carolina ⓘ |
| hasConstituency | voters of South Carolina ⓘ |
| hasConstitutionalStatus | statewide elected constitutional officer ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
act as Governor when the Governor is absent or incapacitated (as provided by law)
ⓘ
assume powers and duties of the Governor upon vacancy ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentBranch | executive ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentFunction |
ceremonial representation
ⓘ
executive leadership ⓘ legislative presiding function ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | State of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOathTo |
Constitution of South Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Constitution of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrderInLineOfSuccession | first in line to Governor of South Carolina ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
public appearances and ceremonial duties on behalf of the state
ⓘ
various administrative duties assigned by law or by the Governor ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administrative officer in the executive branch of South Carolina
ⓘ
ceremonial representative of the State of South Carolina ⓘ presiding officer of the South Carolina Senate ⓘ tie-breaking vote in the South Carolina Senate (when authorized by law or rules) ⓘ |
| hasScopeOfAuthority | statewide ⓘ |
| hasStyle | The Honorable ⓘ |
| isOfficeIn | South Carolina state government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRankedAbove | other executive officers of South Carolina (except the Governor) ⓘ |
| isRankedBelow | Governor of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubordinateTo | Governor of South Carolina ⓘ |
| isSuccessorOf | Governor of South Carolina ⓘ |
| isTypeOf | Lieutenant governor ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of South Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Carolina state statutes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeCreatedBy | Constitution of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHoldersElectedIn | statewide election ⓘ |
| partOf |
Executive branch of South Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInGovernment | second-highest executive officer of South Carolina ⓘ |
| presidesOver | South Carolina Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaces | Governor of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat | Columbia, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Christopher Gadsden