Someone assuming the office of governor mid-term could run for and serve
another full term as governor, despite the constitutional ban on a governor
serving consecutive terms.  The relevant language is found in art. V, sec.
1, and states that the governor "shall be ineligible to the same office for
the term next succeeding that for which he was elected, and to any other
office during his term of service."


https://law.lis.virginia.gov/constitution/article5/section1/

John Dinan
Wake Forest University
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On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 8:01 AM Frank Murray <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 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.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> > 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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