<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 1-7-4.1 - Succession to Governorship during vacancy in office of lieutenant governor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2030478Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2030478SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2030478CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2030478Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2030478DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2030478Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2030478DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2030478000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2030478SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2030478SCL-000004 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2030478Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-7-4.1"><span class="s2030478SENU">1-7-4.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2030478SENU">. </span><span class="s2030478CL">Succession to Governorship during vacancy in office of lieutenant governor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2030478Normal-000000"><span class="s2030478DefaultParagraphFont">If during a vacancy in the Office of Governor, the office of lieutenant governor shall become vacant through death, resignation, failure to qualify, conviction after impeachment, or permanent disability of the lieutenant governor, the following, in the order hereinafter enumerated, shall succeed to the office and powers of the Governor:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2030478Normal-000001"><span class="s2030478DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Speaker of the House of Representatives;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2030478Normal-000001"><span class="s2030478DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    President pro</span><span class="s2030478DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2030478DefaultParagraphFont">tem of the Senate;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2030478Normal-000001"><span class="s2030478DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Speaker pro</span><span class="s2030478DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2030478DefaultParagraphFont">tem of the House of Representatives</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2030478Normal-000001"><span class="s2030478DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Secretary of state;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2030478Normal-000001"><span class="s2030478DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Attorney General;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2030478Normal-000001"><span class="s2030478DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Auditor;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2030478Normal-000001"><span class="s2030478DefaultParagraphFont">(7)    Treasurer;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2030478Normal-000001"><span class="s2030478DefaultParagraphFont">(8)    Commissioner of School and Public Lands;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2030478Normal-000001"><span class="s2030478DefaultParagraphFont">(9)    Chair of the Public Utilities Commission; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2030478Normal-000001"><span class="s2030478DefaultParagraphFont">(10)    Public Utilities Commissioners in order of seniority.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2030478Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2030478000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2030478Normal"><span class="s2030478SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2030478SCL-000004"> SL 1973, ch 13, § 1; SL 2004, ch 7, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>