When a vacancy occurs in the office of the lieutenant governor of Texas, the Senate will elect one of its members as the acting President of the Senate until the next state-wide office election.
The office of Lieutenant Governor is found in the States of the USA. It's purpose is to assist the State's Governor, and take a Governor's place in case the Governor resigns and or becomes to ill to perform the duties of Governor. In a manner of speaking, the office of Lieutenant Governor closely resembles the role in the Federal Government of the Vice President.
The list of succession if something happens to the governor would begin with the lieutenant Governor. If there is no lieutenant governor then it goes from the leader of the senate, the speaker of the house, the state Secretary, the State auditor, the state treasurer, and finally the attorney general are in line for governor.
The Secretary of State is typically responsible for overseeing a state's elections, maintaining official state records, and handling matters related to governance and diplomacy. The Lieutenant Governor is the second-in-command to the Governor, ready to assume the role if the Governor is unable to fulfill their duties, and may also have specific responsibilities outlined in the state's constitution or laws.
That would be the "Lieutenant Governor".
The Secretary of State assumes the power of the Governor when the current Governor dies, resigns, or leaves office for other reasons. The current Secretary of State in Arizona is Jan Brewer, a Republican. The current Governor of Arizona is Janet Napolitano, a Democrat, who is currently being considered to become part of President-Elect Obama's cabinet.
In most states, this is a statewide elected position. But some US states have procedures to replace the lieutenant governor if he dies, resigns, or is incapacitated. States may appoint an interim lieutenant governor, call a special election, or leave the office vacant until the next regular election.
depends on the state, not all states have a lieutenant governor.
As of 2021, the Lieutenant Governor of Washington is Denny Heck.
Each state has a constitution that specifies what happens. Usually the lt. Governor takes over and there is a special election, or the state house representatives appoint a pro tem Governor.
When a Senator resigns and there is no pending election at the time, the Governor of the state picks a replacement
John Lynch, there is no lieutenant govener
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