Which office is a Local Constitutional Officer in Georgia elected to a four-year term?

• A. Clerk of the Superior Court
• B. Mayor
• C. County Treasurer
• D. Sheriff

Answer: (D)

In Georgia, local constitutional officers are the county-level offices created by the state constitution that are elected by voters to four-year terms. These offices include roles like the sheriff, the clerk of the superior court, the probate judge, the tax commissioner, and the county treasurer. The sheriff is the county’s chief law enforcement officer, so he clearly fits as a local constitutional officer elected to a four-year term. A mayor, on the other hand, is a municipal position within a city government, not a county-level constitutional officer, so it’s not part of this set. The key idea is that the sheriff exemplifies the type of office defined by the Georgia Constitution for counties and filled by a four-year election.