§15-7-1. Citation of Article
This article shall be known as the "Emergency Interim Legislative Succession Act."
§15-7-10. Place of Legislative Session in Event of Attack, etc.
Whenever in the event of an attack, or upon findings that an attack may be imminent, the Governor deems the place of session then prescribed to be unsafe, he may change it to any place within or without the state which he deems safer and convenient.
§15-7-11. Assumption of Powers and Duties of Legislator by Emergency Interim Successor
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 legislator. An emergency interim successor shall exercise these powers and […]
§15-7-12. Privileges, Immunities and Compensation of Emergency Interim 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, each emergency interim successor, whether or not called upon to exercise the powers […]
§15-7-13. Separability of Provisions
The various provisions of this article shall be construed as separable and severable, and should any of the provisions or parts thereof be construed or held unconstitutional or for any reason be invalid, the remaining provisions of this article shall not be thereby affected.
§15-7-2. Declaration of Policy
The Legislature declares: (1) That recent technological developments make possible an enemy attack of unprecedented destructiveness, which may result in the death of inability to act of a large proportion of the membership of the Legislature; (2) that to conform in time of attack to existing legal requirements pertaining to the Legislature would be impracticable, […]
§15-7-3. Definitions
As used in this article: (a) "Attack" means 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 sabotage, bombs, missiles, shellfire, or atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological, or biological means or other weapons or methods. (b) […]
§15-7-4. Designation of Emergency Interim Successors to Legislators
Each legislator shall designate not fewer than three nor more than seven 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 all times there are at […]
§15-7-5. Status, Qualifications and Term of Emergency Interim Successors
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 hold the office of the legislator to whose powers and […]
§15-7-6. Contingent Method of Designating Emergency Interim Successors
Prior to an attack, if a legislator fails to designate the required minimum number of emergency interim successors within thirty days following the effective date of this article or, after such period, if for any reason the number of emergency interim successors for any legislator falls below the required minimum and remains below such minimum […]
§15-7-7. Recording and Publication of Successor's Name
Each designation of an emergency interim successor shall become effective when the legislator or floor leader authorized by section six of this article to make such designation files with the Secretary of State the successor's name, address and rank in order of succession. The removal of an emergency interim successor or change in order of […]
§15-7-8. Oath of Emergency Interim Successors
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.
§15-7-9. Duty of Emergency Interim Successors
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.