Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands Lieutenant Governor

General information
Office Type: | Partisan
Office website: | Official Link
Term limits: | None
Structure
Length of term: |  Four years
Selection Method: | Elected
Current Officeholder
Arnold I. Palacios
Elections
Next election: | November 8, 2022
Last election: | 2018
Other Northern Mariana Islands Executive Offices
Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands

The Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands is an elected constitutional officer, the second-ranking officer of the executive branch, and the first officer in line to succeed the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands. The lieutenant governor is popularly elected every four years on a joint ticket with the governor.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Current officer
* 2 Authority
* 3 Qualifications
* 4 Elections
* 4.1 2022
* 5 Duties
* 6 Divisions
* 7 Contact information
* 8 See also
* 9 External links
* 10 Footnotes

## Current officer[edit]

The current officeholder is Arnold I. Palacios (R). He assumed office in January 2019.

## Authority[edit]

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## Qualifications[edit]

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## Elections[edit]

The Northern Mariana Islands elects lieutenant governors in federal midterm election years (e.g. 2018, 2022, 2026, 2030, etc.). Lieutenant governors are elected on a joint ticket with the governor.[1]

### 2022[edit]

See also: Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 8, 2022.

## Duties[edit]

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## Divisions[edit]

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## Contact information[edit]

Office of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Juan A. Sablan Memorial Bldg.
Capital Hill
Caller Box 10007
Saipan, MP 96950

## See also[edit]

* Lieutenant governor
* Northern Mariana Islands executive offices

## External links[edit]

* Search Google News for this topic
* Office of the Northern Mariana Islands Lieutenant Governor

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 CNMI Constitution, "Article III, Section 4," accessed August 20, 2020

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