Indiana Code 4-4-2-2. Supreme court decision of inability to discharge office; resumption of office; procedures
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- 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.
Sec. 2. Whenever the governor, the president pro tempore of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives file with the supreme court a written statement suggesting that the lieutenant governor is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the lieutenant governor’s office, the supreme court shall, after giving notice to the lieutenant governor of the date, time, and place of their meeting, meet within forty-eight (48) hours to decide the question and the decision shall be final. Whenever the lieutenant governor files with the supreme court the lieutenant governor’s written declaration that no inability exists, the supreme court shall meet within forty-eight (48) hours to decide whether no inability exists, and the decision shall be final. Upon a decision that no inability exists, the lieutenant governor shall resume the powers and duties of the lieutenant governor’s office.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.19, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.215-2016, SEC.22.