The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 20 : Internal Security and Public Safety
Chapter 007 : Emergency Interim Succession to Offices
(Cite as: 20 V.S.A. § 183)-
§ 183. Additional successor to office of Governor
In the event that there is a vacancy in both the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor within the meaning of the Constitution and the Speaker of the House of Representatives is unavailable, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Secretary of State, and the Treasurer shall, in the order named, act as Governor until such vacancy is terminated or until a Governor is elected, or until such Speaker or a preceding interim successor becomes available. (Added 1959, No. 13, § 4, eff. March 4, 1959.)
