59-1404. ADDITIONAL SUCCESSORS TO OFFICE OF GOVERNOR. In the event that the governor, for any of the reasons specified in the constitution, is not able to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of his office, or is unavailable, and in the event the lieutenant governor, president pro tempore of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives be for any of the reasons specified in the constitution not able to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office of governor, or be unavailable, the secretary of state and state controller shall, in the order named, if the preceding named officers be unavailable, exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office of governor until a new governor is elected and qualified, or until a preceding named officer becomes available; Provided, however, that no emergency interim successor to the aforementioned offices may serve as governor.
History:
[59-1404, added 1961 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 2, sec. 4, p. 12; am. 1994, ch. 180, sec. 143, p. 512.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 59 - PUBLIC OFFICERS IN GENERAL
Chapter 14 - EMERGENCY INTERIM EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL SUCCESSION ACT
Section 59-1401 - SHORT TITLE.
Section 59-1402 - DECLARATION OF POLICY.
Section 59-1403 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 59-1404 - ADDITIONAL SUCCESSORS TO OFFICE OF GOVERNOR.
Section 59-1405 - EMERGENCY INTERIM SUCCESSORS FOR STATE OFFICERS.
Section 59-1406 - ENABLING AUTHORITY FOR EMERGENCY INTERIM SUCCESSORS FOR LOCAL OFFICES.
Section 59-1407 - EMERGENCY INTERIM SUCCESSORS FOR LOCAL OFFICERS.
Section 59-1408 - SPECIAL EMERGENCY JUDGES.
Section 59-1409 - FORMALITIES OF TAKING OFFICE.
Section 59-1410 - PERIOD IN WHICH AUTHORITY MAY BE EXERCISED.