At Fordham Law Program, Former New York Gov. David Paterson Voices Support for Gubernatorial Succession Reform
November 28, 2023
November 28, 2023
BRONX, New York, Nov. 28 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news:
When former Lieutenant Gov. David Paterson was elevated to New York state's highest political office in the wake of former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's sudden resignation, the state constitution was unclear about the succession process. How, and if, the then-vacant lieutenant governor role he once held could be filled was a mystery.
The vacancy deprived the State Senate of the lieutenant gov . . .
When former Lieutenant Gov. David Paterson was elevated to New York state's highest political office in the wake of former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's sudden resignation, the state constitution was unclear about the succession process. How, and if, the then-vacant lieutenant governor role he once held could be filled was a mystery.
The vacancy deprived the State Senate of the lieutenant gov . . .