A Bill to Amend C.II.V
BE IT ENACTED BY THE STATE OF FIRESTONE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
PREAMBLE. It is imperative that the office of the Lieutenant Governor be preserved to ensure that its responsibilities are properly executed and to ensure that the position is not corrupted.
SECTION I. The Constitution shall be amended.
SECTION II. C.II.V currently states:
“The Governor shall be required to appoint a new Lieutenant Governor should the previous Lieutenant Governor resign or be removed from office. The Lieutenant Governor shall become the Governor should the previous Governor be removed from office or resign. The previous Governor shall be temporarily barred from holding a government office until the end of the term should he or she be impeached from office. The previous Lieutenant Governor shall also be temporarily barred from holding a government office until the end of the term should he or she be impeached from office.”
SECTION III. C.II.V shall now state:
“The Governor shall be required to appoint a new Lieutenant Governor with the consent of the simple majority of the present Senate should the previous Lieutenant Governor resign or be removed from office. The Lieutenant Governor shall become the Governor should the previous Governor be removed from office or resign. The previous Governor shall be temporarily barred from holding a government office until the end of the term should he or she be impeached from office. The previous Lieutenant Governor shall also be temporarily barred from holding a government office until the end of the term should he or she be impeached from office.”
SECTION IV. This legislation shall go into effect after following the Constitutional procedure required.
Respectfully submitted to the Congress of the State of Firestone,
Chief Sponsor:
The Hon. Stamose, Senator