 The lieutenant governor is a weak office compared to other counterparts (in other states including Texas, the lieutenant governor is the president of the state's Senate, while in California the lieutenant governor assumes all of the governor's powers when the sitting governor is out of the state), as it only possesses the powers and duties that the governor assigns to him or her.The lieutenant governor is elected on the same ballot with the governor, and to the same term of office as the governor.The lieutenant governor succeeds to the governorship only if there is a vacancy in that office.