Article IV
Sec. 9: No person elected to the legislature shall receive any civil appointment within this state from the governor, except notaries public and lieutenant governor, from the legislature, or from any other state authority, during the term for which he is elected.
Article V
Sec. 25: The lieutenant governor
shall be president of the senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided. Hemay perform duties requested of him by the governor, but no power vested in the governor shall be delegated.Sec. 26: In case of the conviction of the governor on impeachment, his removal from office, his resignation or his death, the lieutenant governor, the elected secretary of state, the elected attorney general and such other persons designated by law shall in that order be governor for the remainder of the governor’s term.
Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the lieutenant governor, the governor shall nominate a lieutenant governor who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both houses of the legislature.
In case of the death of the governor-elect, the lieutenant governor-elect, the secretary of state-elect, the attorney general-elect and such other persons designated by law shall become governor in that order at the commencement of the governor-elect’s term.
If the governor or the person in line of succession to serve as governor is absent from the state, or suffering under an inability, the powers and duties of the office of the governor shall devolve in order of precedence until the absence or inability giving rise to the devolution of powers ceases.
The inability of the governor or person acting as governor shall be determined by a majority of the supreme court on joint request of the president
pro temporeof the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. Such determination shall be final and conclusive. The supreme court shall upon its own initiative determine if and when the inability ceases.
