Duties and Powers
The office of Lieutenant Governor was created by the North Carolina Constitution of 1868. Like the Vice-President of the United States, the lieutenant governor's primary responsibility is to preside over the North Carolina Senate; until 1970, this was the lieutenant governor's only major responsibility, and the position was only part-time. The position is now a full-time job but still carries no official power beyond voting to break a tie in the Senate. Lieutenant Governors typically must depend on governors to assign them high-profile tasks. Much of the Lieutenant Governor's power in the state Senate was reduced by legislators in 1989, giving more power to the Senate President pro tempore.
By virtue of the office, the lieutenant governor is a member of the North Carolina Council of State, the North Carolina Board of Education, the North Carolina Capitol Planning Commission and the North Carolina Board of Community Colleges.
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