S.20.2-3: Governor Terms Amendment (Statute)

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If the Speaker is the designated successor it makes the speakership an inherently partisan job when in reality it should be whoever can run the chamber the best. For example in the past, Fhtagn was speaker during NeverAgain's governorship and TimTurner was speaker over a wide span of governors from both sides.

This issue could be sidestepped if we had the chamber conduct a new vote for Governor, rather than have a designated successor (when a vacancy occurs, the speaker could act as an "acting Governor," whose sole task is to administer the election for next Governor)

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Just to clarify, if a successful no confidence vote against the speaker were tabled during this 14 day period, would the new speaker become acting governor?

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Just to clarify, if a successful no confidence vote against the speaker were tabled during this 14 day period, would the new speaker become acting governor?

If there’s no speaker than the longest serving member of the chamber becomes governor. Not sure why a successful VoNC would get tabled.

Here's the scenario I envisioned:

Speaker becomes acting governor - decides to never schedule a vote so the 14 days occurs and they become governor.

Presumably, the only recourse that the chamber has would be to depose the speaker, and elect a new speaker, but I think the current wording leaves it unclear if the new speaker becomes acting governor, or if the original speaker carries on.

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With no objection, the vote is open.

48 Hours.

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Aye