Kentucky Constitution

Article The Executive Department, § 85 — President of Senate — Election — Powers. A President of the Senate shall be elected by each Senate as soon after its organization as possible and as often as there is a vacancy in the office of President, another President of the Senate shall be elected by the Senate, if in session

Kentucky Const. art. The Executive Department, § 85

Kentucky Const. art. The Executive Department, § 85 (President of Senate — Election — Powers. A President of the Senate shall be elected by each Senate as soon after its organization as possible and as often as there is a vacancy in the office of President, another President of the Senate shall be elected by the Senate, if in session) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.

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Ky. Const. art. The Executive Department, § 85.

Full Text

And if, during the vacancy of the office of Governor, the Lieutenant Governor shall be impeached and removed from office, refuse to qualify, resign, or die, the President of the Senate shall in like manner administer the government.

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History

Text as Ratified on: November 3, 1992. History: 1992 amendment was proposed by 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 168, sec. 8; original version ratified August 3, 1891, and revised September 28, 1891.