Title 29 — Title 29

This chapter shall be known as the “Emergency Interim Succession Act.” History: (Acts 1961, No. 875, p. 1371, §1.)

In the event of an attack, the Governor shall call the Legislature into session as soon as practicable and, in any case, within 90 days following the inception of the attack. If the Governor fails to issue such call, the Legislature shall, on the ninetieth day from the date of in…

If, in the event of an attack, a legislator is unavailable, his emergency interim successor highest in order of succession who is not unavailable shall, except for the power and duty to appoint emergency interim successors, exercise the powers and assume the duties of such legisl…

Successors. When an emergency interim successor exercises the powers and assumes the duties of a legislator, he shall be accorded the privileges and immunities, compensation, allowances and other perquisites of office to which a legislator is entitled. In the event of an attack, …

In the event of an attack: (1) Quorum requirements for the Legislature shall be suspended; and (2) Where the affirmative vote of a specified proportion of members for approval of a bill, resolution or other action would otherwise be required, the same proportion of those voting t…

The authority of emergency interim successors to succeed to the powers and duties of legislators and the operation of the provisions of this chapter relating to quorum, the number of affirmative votes required for legislative action and limitations on the length of sessions and t…

With respect to local offices for which the governing bodies of cities, towns, villages, townships and counties may enact resolutions or ordinances relative to the manner in which vacancies will be filled or temporary appointments to office made, such governing bodies are hereby …

The provisions of this section shall be applicable to officers of political subdivisions, including, but not limited to, cities, towns, villages, townships and counties, as well as school, fire, power and drainage districts not included in Section 29-3-15. Such officers, subject …

The Legislature declares: (1) That recent technological developments make possible an enemy attack of unprecedented destructiveness, which may result in the death or inability to act of a large proportion of the membership of the Legislature; (2) That to conform in time of attack…

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section: (1) ATTACK. Any action or series of actions taken by an enemy of the United States resulting in substantial damage or injury to persons or property in this state whether through…

Each legislator shall designate emergency interim successors to his powers and duties and specify their order of succession. Each legislator shall review and, as necessary, promptly revise the designations of emergency interim successors to his powers and duties to insure that at…

An emergency interim successor is one who is designated for possible temporary succession to the powers and duties, but not the office, of a legislator. No person shall be designated or serve as an emergency interim successor unless he may, under the Constitution and statutes, ho…

Recordation Thereof in Public Journal. Each designation of an emergency interim successor shall become effective when the legislator making the designation files with the Secretary of State the successor’s name, address and rank in order of succession. The removal of an emergency…

Promptly after designation, each emergency interim successor shall take the oath required for the legislator to whose powers and duties he is designated to succeed. No other oath shall be required. The oath shall be administered by any person authorized by law to administer the o…

Each emergency interim successor shall keep himself generally informed as to the duties, procedures, practices and current business of the Legislature, and each legislator shall assist his emergency interim successors to keep themselves so informed. History: (Acts 1961, No. 875, …

Whenever, in the event of an attack or upon finding that an attack may be imminent, the Governor deems the place of session of the Legislature then prescribed to be unsafe, he may change it to any place within or without the state which he deems safer and convenient. History: (Ac…