§ 1002 - Salary of governor-elect
§ 1002. Salary of governor-elect
(a) The person receiving the major number of votes for governor as determined by the certificates transmitted to the secretary of state under provisions of section 1222 of Title 17 shall be designated the governor-elect.
(b) The governor-elect shall receive a salary of 70 percent of the regular weekly salary of the governor for the period before a new governor qualifies for office. This amount shall be reduced by the amount the governor-elect receives from the state during this period for services performed in fulfilling the duties of any office to which he or she was elected or appointed. (Added 1963, No. 121; amended 1987, No. 121, § 1.)