This makes sense as the Att. General was voted on by a statewide
vote....BUT...would their length of service or any other factors preclude
them from running for Governor on their own after their “ fill-in” term was
complete?
...
On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 9:59 AM Alyson Taylor-White <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Thanks- the state AG is what I guessed, but a colleague argued it was the
> Speaker of the House.
>
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> Alyson L. Taylor-White
> (804) 920-2783
>
>
> > On Feb 5, 2019, at 9:44 AM, Dinan, John <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > The order of succession is set out in art. V, sec. 16 of the Virginia
> > Constitution,
> > https://law.justia.com/constitution/virginia/constitution.html#5S16
> >
> > The relevant language of this section, for purposes of this question, is
> as
> > follows:
> >
> > In the case of the removal of the Governor from office or in the case of
> > his disqualification, death, or resignation, the Lieutenant Governor
> shall
> > become Governor.
> >
> > If a vacancy exists in the office of Lieutenant Governor when the
> > Lieutenant Governor is to succeed to the office of Governor or to serve
> as
> > Acting Governor, the Attorney General, if he is eligible to serve as
> > Governor, shall succeed to the office of Governor for the unexpired term
> or
> > serve as Acting Governor. If the Attorney General is ineligible to serve
> as
> > Governor, the Speaker of the House of Delegates, if he is eligible to
> serve
> > as Governor, shall succeed to the office of Governor for the unexpired
> term
> > or serve as Acting Governor. If a vacancy exists in the office of the
> > Speaker of the House of Delegates or if the Speaker of the House of
> > Delegates is ineligible to serve as Governor, the House of Delegates
> shall
> > convene and fill the vacancy.
> > John Dinan
> > Wake Forest University
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 9:33 AM Alyson Taylor-White <
> [log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Does anyone know the leadership order in Virginia state government after
> >> the Governor and Lieutenant Governor?  Is it Speaker of the House of
> >> Delegates?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >> Alyson L. Taylor-White
> >> (804) 920-2783
> >>
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