Assembly Bill A8721

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the order of succession to the office of lieutenant-governor

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2009-A8721 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 4 ยงยง5 & 6, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A2485

2009-A8721 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the order of succession to the office of lieutenant governor.

2009-A8721 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8721

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. DESTITO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Operations

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to sections 5 and 6 of article 4 of the constitu-
  tion, in relation to the succession of individuals to  the  office  of
  lieutenant-governor

  Section  1.  Resolved (if the Senate concur), That sections 5 and 6 of
article 4 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S 5. In case of the removal of the governor from office or of  his  or
her  death or resignation, the lieutenant-governor shall become governor
for the remainder of the term.
  In case the governor-elect shall decline to serve or  shall  die,  the
lieutenant-governor-elect shall become governor for the full term.
  In  case  the  governor is impeached[, is absent from the state] or is
otherwise unable to discharge the powers and duties  of  the  office  of
governor,  the  lieutenant-governor  shall  act  as  governor  until the
inability shall cease or until the term of the governor shall expire.
  In case of the failure of the  governor-elect  to  take  the  oath  of
office  at the commencement of his or her term, the lieutenant-governor-
elect shall act as governor until the governor shall take the oath.
  S 6. The lieutenant-governor shall possess the same qualifications  of
eligibility for office as the governor. The lieutenant-governor shall be
the  president of the senate but shall have only a casting vote therein.
The lieutenant-governor shall receive for his or her services an  annual
salary to be fixed by joint resolution of the senate and assembly.
  In case of vacancy in the offices of both governor and lieutenant-gov-
ernor,  a  governor  and  lieutenant-governor  shall  be elected for the
remainder of the term at the next general election  happening  not  less
than  three  months  after  both  offices  shall  have become vacant. No
election of a lieutenant-governor shall be had in any  event  except  at
the time of electing a governor.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89144-01-9

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