§ 7.
Other executive officers--Powers and duties.
There shall be chosen by the qualified
electors of the state at the general election of the Governor and every four years thereafter the
following constitutional officers: attorney general, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, and
commissioner of school and public lands, who shall severally hold their offices for a term of four
years. Commencing with the 1992 general election, no person may be elected to more than two
consecutive terms as attorney general, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, or commissioner of
school and public lands.
History: 1889 Const., art. IV, § 12; amendment proposed by SL 1935, ch 137, approved Nov., 1936; amendment proposed by SL 1968, ch 226, rejected Nov. 5, 1968; amendment proposed by SL 1970, ch 2, rejected Nov. 3, 1970; amendment proposed by SL 1972, ch 1, approved Nov. 7, 1972; amendment proposed by SL 1984, ch 1, rejected Nov. 6, 1984; initiated amendment, approved November 3, 1992.