2005 Vermont Code - § 184. — Emergency interim successors for state offices

§ 184. Emergency interim successors for state offices

All state officers, subject to such exceptions and regulations as the governor (or other official authorized under the constitution and this chapter or other act to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office of, or to act as, governor) may issue, shall, within sixty days after the approval of this chapter, and thereafter immediately after the date that they shall have been appointed and qualified, in addition to any deputy authorized pursuant to law, designate by title emergency interim successors and specify their order of succession. The officer shall, each year, review and shall revise, as necessary, designations made pursuant to this chapter to insure their current status. Forthwith after such designations are made and after a revision thereof the officer shall file copies in the offices of both the governor and the secretary of state. The officer shall designate a sufficient number of such emergency interim successors so that, including deputies, there will be not less than three emergency interim successors. In the event that any state officer (or his deputy) is unavailable, the said powers shall be exercised and said duties shall be discharged by his designated emergency interim successors in the order specified. Such emergency interim successors shall exercise said powers and discharge said duties only until such time as the governor (or other official authorized under the constitution and this chapter or other act to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office of, or to act as, governor) shall, where a vacancy exists, appoint a successor to fill the vacancy or until a successor is otherwise appointed, or elected and qualified as provided by law; or an officer (or his deputy or a preceding named emergency interim successor) becomes available to resume the exercise of the powers and discharge the duties of his office. (1959, No. 13, § 5, eff. March 4, 1959.)