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OK SJR33
Joint Resolution
Status
2/1/2016
Primary Sponsor
Kyle Loveless
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AI Summary
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Proposes amending Section 16 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution to remove "removal from the State" as a circumstance triggering transfer of gubernatorial powers to the Lieutenant Governor
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Retains existing triggers for succession: impeachment, death, failure to qualify, resignation, or inability to discharge duties
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Requires the Secretary of State to refer the proposed constitutional amendment to Oklahoma voters for approval or rejection
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Directs the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to file copies of the resolution with both the Secretary of State and the Attorney General
Legislative Description
Constitutional amendment; deleting removal from state as circumstance under which powers of Governor devolve upon Lieutenant Governor. Ballot title.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Rules
2/2/2016