Title 1, Administration of the Government

Whenever, due to an emergency resulting from the effects of enemy attack, or the anticipated effects of a threatened enemy attack, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient or impossible to conduct the affairs of State government at the normal location of the seat thereof in the city of …

During such time as the seat of government remains at such emergency temporary location, or locations, all official acts now or hereafter required by law to be performed at the seat of government by any officer, agency, department or authority of this State, including the conveni…

The provisions of this article shall control and be supreme in the event it shall be employed notwithstanding the provisions or any other law to the contrary or in conflict herewith.

In the event that the Governor, for any of the reasons specified in the Constitution, is not able to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of his office, or is unavailable, and in the event the Lieutenant Governor, President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of R…

All State officers, subject to such regulations as the Governor (or other official authorized under the Constitution and this article to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office of Governor) may issue, shall, upon approval of this article, in addition to any dep…

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 bodies are hereby authorize…

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, water, sewer, watershed conservation, soil conservation, public service and dr…

In the event that any judge of any court is unavailable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of his office, and in the event no other judge authorized to act in the event of absence, disability or vacancy or no special judge appointed in accordance with the provisions …

At the time of their designation, emergency interim successors and special emergency judges shall take such oath as may be required for them to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office to which they may succeed. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no per…

Officials authorized to act as Governor pursuant to this article, emergency interim successors and special emergency judges are empowered to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office as herein authorized only after an attack upon the United States, as defined here…