Section 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 17 V.S.A. § 2592 shall be designated the Governor-Elect.(b) The Governor-Elect shall be entitled to 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; 2011 , No. 3, § 91, eff. 2/17/2011; 2015 , No. 58, B. § 1109.