Officials authorized to act as Governor pursuant to this article, emergency interim successors and special emergency judges are empowered to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office as herein authorized only after an attack upon the United States, as defined herein, has occurred. The Legislature, by concurrent resolution, may at any time terminate the authority of said emergency interim successors and special emergency judges to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of office as herein provided.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 6A. Executive and Judicial Succession
Article 1. Executive and Judicial Succession
§6A-1-4. Additional Successors to Office of Governor
§6A-1-5. Emergency Interim Successors for State Officers
§6A-1-6. Enabling Authority for Emergency Interim Successors for Local Offices
§6A-1-7. Emergency Interim Successors for Local Officers
§6A-1-8. Special Emergency Judges
§6A-1-9. Formalities of Taking Office
§6A-1-10. Period in Which Authority May Be Exercised