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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 8224
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State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1994 Regular Session
By Senators Quigley, West, Pelz, Snyder and Talmadge
Read first time 01/19/94. Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION ASSEMBLED:
THAT, At the next general election to be held in this state there shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the state for their approval and ratification, or rejection, an amendment to Article III of the Constitution of the state of Washington by repealing section 19 thereof in its entirety; and an amendment to Article III, sections 1, 3, 10, and 24 of the Constitution of the state of Washington to be effective January 13, 1997, to read as follows:
Article
III, section 1.
Executive department. The executive department shall consist of a governor,
lieutenant governor, secretary of state, ((treasurer,)) auditor,
attorney general, superintendent of public instruction, and a commissioner of
public lands, who shall be severally chosen by the qualified electors of the
state at the same time and place of voting as for the members of the
legislature.
Article III, section 3. Other executive
officers, terms of office. The lieutenant governor, secretary of state, ((treasurer,))
auditor, attorney general, superintendent of public instruction, and
commissioner of public lands, shall hold their offices for four years
respectively, and until their successors are elected and qualified.
Article III, section 10. Vacancy in office of
governor. In case of the removal, resignation, death or disability of the
governor, the duties of the office shall devolve upon the lieutenant governor;
and in case of a vacancy in both the offices of governor and lieutenant
governor, the duties of the governor shall devolve upon the secretary of
state. In addition to the line of succession to the office and duties of
governor as hereinabove indicated, if the necessity shall arise, in order to
fill the vacancy in the office of governor, the following state officers shall
succeed to the duties of governor and in the order named, viz.: ((Treasurer,))
Auditor, attorney general, superintendent of public instruction and
commissioner of public lands. In case of the death, disability, failure or
refusal of the person regularly elected to the office of governor to qualify at
the time provided by law, the duties of the office shall devolve upon the
person regularly elected to and qualified for the office of lieutenant
governor, who shall act as governor until the disability be removed, or a
governor be elected; and in case of the death, disability, failure or refusal
of both the governor and the lieutenant governor elect to qualify, the duties
of the governor shall devolve upon the secretary of state; and in addition to
the line of succession to the office and duties of governor as hereinabove
indicated, if there shall be the failure or refusal of any officer named above
to qualify, and if the necessity shall arise by reason thereof, then in that
event in order to fill the vacancy in the office of governor, the following
state officers shall succeed to the duties of governor in the order named, viz:
((Treasurer,)) Auditor, attorney general, superintendent of
public instruction and commissioner of public lands. Any person succeeding to
the office of governor as in this section provided, shall perform the duties of
such office only until the disability be removed, or a governor be elected and
qualified; and if a vacancy occur more than thirty days before the next general
election occurring within two years after the commencement of the term, a
person shall be elected at such election to fill the office of governor for the
remainder of the unexpired term.
Article III, section 24. Records, where kept,
etc. The governor, secretary of state, ((treasurer,)) auditor,
superintendent of public instruction, commissioner of public lands and attorney
general shall severally keep the public records, books and papers relating to
their respective offices, at the seat of government, at which place also the
governor, secretary of state, treasurer and auditor shall reside.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the secretary of state shall cause notice of the foregoing constitutional amendment to be published at least four times during the four weeks next preceding the election in every legal newspaper in the state.
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