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An order, line or right of succession is the line of individuals necessitated to hold a high office when it becomes vacated, such as head of state or an honour such as a title of nobility. [1] This sequence may be regulated through descent or by statute. [1] Hereditary government form differs from elected government.
The chairman of the District of Columbia Council becomes acting mayor when a mayor dies in office, resigns, or is unable to carry out the duties of mayor and if the mayor did not designate an Acting Mayor. The chairman serves until a special election can be held and certified by the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics.
3rd Court of Appeals (Austin) Darlene Byrne (D) 8 4th Court of Appeals (San Antonio) Rebeca Martinez (D) 9 5th Court of Appeals (Dallas) J.J. Koch (R) 10 6th Court of Appeals (Texarkana) Scott Stevens (R) 11 7th Court of Appeals (Amarillo) Brian Quinn (R) 12 8th Court of Appeals (El Paso) Salas Mendoza (D) 13 9th Court of Appeals (Beaumont)
However, the court left open what would happen if the candidate dies. “Nothing in this opinion should be taken to permit the states to bind electors to a deceased candidate," Justice Elena Kagan ...
The mayor of New York City, officially mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The mayor 's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within New ...
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The office was created in 1993, when the New York City Council voted to rename the position of President of the City Council. Following the City Charter revision of 1989 which eliminated the powerful New York City Board of Estimate on which the president held a seat, the post was seen as largely ceremonial; its only notable responsibility was to cast the deciding vote in the City Council in ...
Morial's political strength did not end after he left City Hall in 1986. He considered running for mayor again in the election of 1990, and his sudden death in 1989 of a heart attack [4] during the election campaign influenced Mayor Barthelemy's re-election, since Morial died before he could endorse an opponent. Morial was 60.