{"data":{"id":"us-ca/cal.-const.-art.-v-2","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"Cal. Const. art. V, § 2","heading":"","body":"The Governor shall be elected every fourth year at the same time and places as members of the Assembly and hold office from the Monday after January 1 following the election until a successor qualifies. The Governor shall be an elector who has been a citizen of the United States and a resident of this State for 5 years immediately preceding the Governor’s election. The Governor may not hold other public office. No Governor may serve more than 2 terms.","path":["* California Constitution - CONS","ARTICLE V EXECUTIVE [SECTION 1. - SEC. 14.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"c6d1badbfd45e9593a8ebb79e324f7a1dbdcb4a2bc615b57d17d0217848019e1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/cal.-const.-art.-v-1","next":"us-ca/cal.-const.-art.-v-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}