Proposal No. 1

Article VI

Sec. 16: In case of the impeachment of the governor, his removal from office, death, inability, resignation or absence from the state, the powers and duties of the office shall devolve upon the lieutenant governor for the residue of the term or until the disability ceases. When the governor shall be out of the state at the head of a military force thereof, he shall continue commander-in-chief of all the military force of the state.

In case of the death of the governor-elect before taking and subscribing to the constitutional oath of office, or before entering upon the duties of his office, the powers and duties of the office shall devolve upon the lieutenant governor-elect on the commencement of his term of office.

Sec. 17: After the lieutenant governor, the line of succession and order of precedence of state officers, who shall act as governor, shall be secretary of state, attorney general, state treasurer and auditor general, and during a vacancy in the office of governor, if the lieutenant governor or any state officer or officers in this line of succession die, resign, or be impeached, displaced, be incapable of performing the duties of his office, or be absent from the state, the secretary of state shall act as governor until the vacancy be filled or the disability cease leaving no state officer prior in the line of succession to fill the office of governor, the state officer next in line of succession shall act as governor during the residue of his term or until the absence or disability giving rise to the succession ceases.

In case of the death of the lieutenant governor-elect or any state officer or officer-elect in this line of succession before taking and subscribing to the constitutional oath of office, or before entering upon the duties of office, leaving no state officer-elect prior in line of succession to fill the office of governor, the powers and duties of the office of governor shall devolve upon the state officer-elect next in line on the commencement of his term of office.

Sec. 18: The lieutenant governor or secretary of state other state officer in the line of succession, while performing the duties of governor, shall receive the same compensation as the governor.

Sources

• Joint Resolution No. 3 of 1947 (PDF)
• Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual, 1949-1950, p. 301 (HathiTrust)
• Public and Local Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1947, pp. 731–732 (HathiTrust)
• Public and Local Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1949, p. 687 (HathiTrust)