Assembly Bill A2485

2011-2012 Legislative Session

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

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A2485 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 4 §§5 & 6, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A8721

2011-A2485 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2011-A2485 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2485

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 19, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DESTITO, SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to
  the Committee 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.
                                                           LBD89081-01-1

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