Under which Article of the Constitution does a Governor continue in office…
2022
Under which Article of the Constitution does a Governor continue in office after completing the five-year term until a successor enters office?
Answer: A. Article 156 — CONCEPTThe Constitution separates the Governor’s tenure, qualifications, conditions of office, and oath into consecutive provisions. A hold-over clause…
- A.
Article 156
- B.
Article 157
- C.
Article 158
- D.
Article 159
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Correct answer: A
CONCEPT
The Constitution separates the Governor’s tenure, qualifications, conditions of office, and oath into consecutive provisions.
A hold-over clause prevents a vacancy in a constitutional office by keeping the incumbent in office until the successor enters office.
APPLICATION
Article 156 governs the term of the Governor. Clause (3) fixes a five-year term from the date the Governor enters office, and its proviso continues the Governor in office after that term until the successor enters office.
CONTRAST
Article 157 concerns the qualifications for appointment as Governor.
Article 158 concerns the conditions of the Governor’s office.
Article 159 prescribes the Governor’s oath or affirmation.
CROSS-CHECK
The official constitutional text places both the five-year term and the successor hold-over proviso in Article 156(3).
RESULT
Therefore, the applicable provision is Article 156.