Gubernatorial
Gubernatorial means relating to a state governor or the governor’s office. The term can describe a governor’s authority or an action taken by a governor.
Gubernatorial means relating to a state governor or the governor’s office. The term can describe a governor’s authority or an action taken by a governor.
Example: In Smiley v. Holm, Minnesota’s governor vetoed the state legislature’s congressional redistricting map.
Common misconception: Gubernatorial does not refer only to elections; it can also describe a governor’s authority.
Sources: Brief of the Public Interest Legal Foundation, Moore v. Harper