California Constitution
Article V - Executive
Section 10.

Universal Citation: CA Constitution art V § 10
SEC. 10.  

The Lieutenant Governor shall become Governor when a vacancy occurs in the office of Governor.

The Lieutenant Governor shall act as Governor during the impeachment, absence from the State, or other temporary disability of the Governor or of a Governor-elect who fails to take office.

The Legislature shall provide an order of precedence after the Lieutenant Governor for succession to the office of Governor and for the temporary exercise of the Governor’s functions.

The Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction to determine all questions arising under this section.

Standing to raise questions of vacancy or temporary disability is vested exclusively in a body provided by statute.

(Sec. 10 amended Nov. 5, 1974, by Prop. 11. Res.Ch. 96, 1974.)

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