An emergency amendment to C.II.III
PREAMBLE. Currently, if the Lt. Governor dies in the county, he has to be removed from office.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE STATE OF FIRESTONE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
SECTION 1: The Constitution shall be amended.
SECTION 2: C.II.III currently states:
“I. The Lieutenant Governor, in addition to serving as the President of the Senate, shall be considered the deputy to the Governor as chief executive and first in the line of gubernatorial succession.
II. The Lieutenant Governor candidate shall be designated by the Governor candidate during the electoral period and shall serve at the Governor’s pleasure upon taking office. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Lieutenant Governor, the Governor shall nominate a citizen who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote in the Senate.
III. The Lieutenant Governor’s term shall expire in conjunction with the gubernatorial term. Should the Lieutenant Governor resign from office during this term, they shall be barred from holding public office for the remainder of the gubernatorial term.
IV. The Lieutenant Governor shall perform such duties as prescribed by law and as delegated to them by the Governor.
V. The Lieutenant Governor is obligated to host elections to fill the absent seats of the Senate every two months, in the staggered form as prescribed in C.I.III.II They are also obligated to host special elections when Senate membership falls below seven.
VI. In the case of the removal of the Governor from office, or of their death, resignation, or inability to discharge the duties and powers of said office, the Lieutenant Governor shall assume the powers, responsibilities, and privileges of the Governor for the remainder of said Governor’s term.”
SECTION 3: C.II.III shall now state:
“I. The Lieutenant Governor, in addition to serving as the President of the Senate, shall be considered the deputy to the Governor as chief executive and first in the line of gubernatorial succession.
II. The Lieutenant Governor candidate shall be designated by the Governor candidate during the electoral period and shall serve at the Governor’s pleasure upon taking office. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Lieutenant Governor, the Governor shall nominate a citizen who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote in the Senate.
III. The Lieutenant Governor’s term shall expire in conjunction with the gubernatorial term. Should the Lieutenant Governor resign from office during this term, they shall be barred from holding public office for the remainder of the gubernatorial term.
IV. The Lieutenant Governor shall perform such duties as prescribed by law and as delegated to them by the Governor.
V. The Lieutenant Governor is obligated to host elections to fill the absent seats of the Senate every two months, in the staggered form as prescribed in C.I.III.II They are also obligated to host special elections when Senate membership falls below seven.
VI. In the case of the removal of the Governor from office, or of their resignation or inability to discharge the duties and powers of said office, the Lieutenant Governor shall assume the powers, responsibilities, and privileges of the Governor for the remainder of said Governor’s term.”
SECTION 4: This legislation shall go into effect after following the Constitutional procedure required.
Respectfully submitted to the Congress of the State of Firestone,
Chief Sponsor:
Senator CoolPilotCaio1