Talk:Governor of Indiana/GA1

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Hello, I will be reviewing this article. --Edge3 (talk) 03:10, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"The position of governor has developed over the course of two centuries and became considerably more powerful since the mid-20th century after decades of struggle with the Indiana General Assembly and Indiana Supreme Court to establish the executive branch of the government as an equal third branch of the state government." - While this sentence is gramatically correct, it is too long and therefore hard to follow. It should be split up. --Edge3 (talk) 03:21, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Broke it up into two —Charles Edward ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 14:52, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Switch the Location section to a level 3 subsection (===...===), and change the heading to "Residence"--Edge3 (talk) 03:27, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Done, I named it to "Residences and offices" though, since it also includes the location of his official office, which is in a difference place from his official residence. —Charles Edward ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 14:52, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Perhaps it would be helpful to show pictures of one or both of these buildings in the section. --Edge3 (talk) 18:54, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
"...has the ability to pardon or commute the sentence of any criminal offenders..." - usually only criminals under the jurisdiction of the state (not federal criminals)--Edge3 (talk) 03:35, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- You are correct, only state crimes. I have clarified it. —Charles Edward ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 14:52, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
"The Judicial Nominating Commission creates a list of three candidates from which the Governor chooses one who will serve on the state courts." - Just to be clear, are you referring to all state courts? I think this should be clarified in the article. --Edge3 (talk) 03:45, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- - Not quite. He appoints to all the state level (circuit and higher) courts. County level (Superior and lower) courts are filled by elections, but are appointed in times of a vacancy. I have clarified. —Charles Edward ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 14:52, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
"If the Governor becomes incapacitated..." - Who determines whether the governor is incapacitated? --Edge3 (talk) 03:56, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- There is nothing statutory that stipulates a procedure for declaring the governor incapacitated. It has only happened twice in state history, and the first time, Governor Morton left the state for several monthes for treatment and turned over power. The second time Governor O'Bannon died after a couple days and his successor was sworn in. In both cases, it appears to have been the governor's office which took action in the matter to allow the powers to devolve to the Lt. Gov. The Lt. Gov. only has to send a letter to the Assembly and he becomes acting until the Gov. sends a letter stating his health has returned. —Charles Edward ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 14:52, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
"Senate Pro-Tempore" should be "Senate President pro tempore" (see President pro tempore of the United States Senate)--Edge3 (talk) 04:00, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Fixed —Charles Edward ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 14:52, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The "Gubernatorial elections" section is very long. I think it would be helpful to create a separate list. --Edge3 (talk) 05:03, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I will try to split it off at some point. I don't think I have enough election information without some research to make an elections article much more than a bunch of numbers at this point. I may not be able to get to it too soon though, but I will try. —Charles Edward ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 14:52, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - It really isn't a WP:GACR issue, so I don't see it as a problem. --Edge3 (talk) 15:18, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm stopping here for tonight, since I really need to sleep. I haven't read the History section yet, so I'll continue the review tomorrow. (I'm from Illinois, btw) --Edge3 (talk) 05:07, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

- Thank you for you review! I will work to quickly resolve whatever issues arise. I am busy during this weekend, but should have sometime to keep an eye on the article. Thanks again! —Charles Edward ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 14:52, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Thanks for the quick response!--Edge3 (talk) 15:18, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"The significant authority this gave the governor over the budget was the "greatest transfer of power" to the governor yet." - This statement is a violation of WP:NPOV. You should either reword the "greatest transfer of power" part or directly attribute it to Gugin. --Edge3 (talk) 13:53, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- It is a direct quote of Gugin, and supported by the footnote at the end of the sentance. I have clarified that in the sentance. —Charles Edward ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 14:52, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The 2004 and 2008 election tables have rows that say "Majority". What does this row tell us, and why don't the other tables have one?--Edge3 (talk) 19:08, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- The extra fields are because they are different templates from the election infoboxes. Those elections have their own articles, and the templates were duplicated from there. Majority shows how many votes they won by. Those also have voter turnout percentages. Most of the elections are sourced from Congressional Quarterly, which provides names, votes, and percentages of total vote. The later elections are sourced from the Indiana Division of Elections which provides much more detailed information. (The older election info is not available there). I can removed the additional data if you think it will cause confusion. —Charles Edward ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 01:16, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - The additional info is fine. I think it would be great, though, if you could add a footnote that explains what the Majority row is for. --Edge3 (talk) 01:38, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The image of Governor Roger D. Branigin is not a free image and therefore cannot be used in this article. --Edge3 (talk) 16:07, 27 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I think I know where I can get a usable version, although not free. The state holds copyright on the governors' portraits, but they are released for public use through a law. Indiana Code 4-15-3. I just have to make sure it the images meets the criteron in the law. I will check into that later, and have removed the image for now. —Charles Edward ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 01:16, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Ok, that's fine. I've suggested above that you add additional images. Have you seen that message?--Edge3 (talk) 01:38, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - No, I didn't see that comment. I have added a image of the statehouse. I will see what else I can find that would be useful. —Charles Edward ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 01:44, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      - How about File:Indiana Governor's Residence.jpg?--Edge3 (talk) 01:55, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
"...four born in both Ohio and Kentucky..." - That doesn't make sense at all. Could you please clarify what state these four governors were born in?--Edge3 (talk) 01:50, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Done. Four from both states. Total of eight. —Charles Edward ^{(Talk | Contribs)}
The "See also" section as it currently exists is unnecessary. See WP:ALSO. --Edge3 (talk) 02:12, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I have removed the three less connected articles; they are already linked within the article anyway. I have left List of Governors of Indiana and the portal link though. Although the list is mentioned in the article, I think it is an important companion list to this article and should be listed there to be sure the reader is made aware of it. —Charles Edward ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 12:15, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Passing the article. Keep up the good work!--Edge3 (talk) 22:05, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]