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TN Amendment 2 - Acting Governor

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> United States > Tennessee > Constitutional Amendments > 2022 Amendments > Amendment 2 - Acting Governor

Office

Referendum

Honorific

Referendum - Abbr:

Type

Referendum

Filing Deadline

May 01, 2022 - 12:00am Central

Polls Open

November 08, 2022 - 07:00am Central

Polls Close

November 08, 2022 - 07:00pm Central

Term Start

November 09, 2022 - 12:00pm

Term End

December 31, 9999 - 11:55pm

Turnout

22.81% Total Population

Contributor

Mr. Matt

Last Modified

RBH December 15, 2022 07:34pm

Data Sources

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Description

This amendment would add to article III, section 12 of the Tennessee Constitution a process for the temporary exercise of the powers and duties of the governor by the Speaker of the Senate—or the Speaker of the House if there is no Speaker of the Senate in office—when the governor is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office of governor. While a Speaker is temporarily discharging the powers and duties of the governor, the Speaker would not be required to resign as Speaker or to resign as a member of the legislature; but the Speaker would not be able to preside as Speaker or vote as a member of the legislature. A Speaker who is temporarily discharging the powers and duties of the governor would not get the governor’s salary but would get the Speaker’s salary. The amendment would also exempt a Speaker who is temporarily discharging the powers and duties of the governor from provisions in the Constitution that would otherwise prohibit the Speaker from exercising the powers of the governor and from simultaneously holding more than one state office.

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