Court Orders Election This Year: ; Opinion Says State Constitution Never Intended for Acting Chief to Be in Office for More Than a Year
Charleston Daily Mail › January 19, 2011
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The West Virginia Supreme Court says the state must hold an election for governor this year.
In an opinion issued Tuesday, the court ruled that the state's founding fathers didn't intended for anyone - including Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin - to act as governor for more than a year without an election.See the full content of this document
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Court Orders Election This Year: ; Opinion Says State Constitution Never Intended for Acting Chief to Be in Office for More Than a Year
"We believe the framers of the constitution...clearly intended that a person not elected to the post may act as governor for a period of no more than one year," the court said.
Tomblin assumed office on Nov. 15, 2010, the day Joe Manchin left to join th...See the full content of this document
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