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24.2-212 - Discharge of duties when office of Lieutenant Governor vacant.

§ 24.2-212. Discharge of duties when office of Lieutenant Governor vacant.

When a vacancy occurs in the office of Lieutenant Governor, the duties ofthat office shall be discharged by the President pro tempore of the Senate,but he shall not by reason thereof be deprived of his right to act and voteas a member of the Senate.

(Code 1950, § 24-152; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-84; 1973, c. 30; 1993, c. 641.)