Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, whenever a board, commission or other body
shall head a principal department of the state government, the members thereof shall be nominated
and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appointed by the Governor. The term of office
and removal of such members shall be as prescribed by law.
The Governor shall have power to nominate and make interim appointments requiring senate
confirmation during recess of the Legislature except that such nominations and interim appointments
shall extend only to the end of the Governor's term or until acted upon by the Legislature.
History: Section proposed by SL 1972, ch 1, approved Nov. 7, 1972.