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QUESTION: Is it a violation of Art. II, s. 5(a), State Const., for the Governor to appoint the Lieutenant Governor to serve as Secretary of Administration and for the Lieutenant Governor to carry out the duties of both offices?

SUMMARY: Under Art. IV, s. 6, State Const., the designated state officials, including the Lieutenant Governor, are specifically authorized to serve as the heads of state departments created by law pursuant to the mandate of that section; and this provision constitutes an exception to Art. II, s. 5(a), id., prohibiting a person from holding at the same time more than one…