Alabama Code 45-20-71.17. Duties of the president pro tempore
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-20-71.17
- President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
The president pro tempore of the board shall be and is hereby authorized and empowered, except as otherwise provided herein for the regular president, to perform all the duties imposed by law upon the regular president of the board, but only during the absence of the regular president, whatever the cause of such absence. Also he or she shall perform all such duties and those imposed on the regular president whenever a vacancy occurs and until such vacancy is filled.