the president appoints the governor of a state in india.
the president appoints the governor of a state in india.
who appoint the governor of a state in india?
the president
as of 2010, oregon, and wisconsin do not empower their governor to make temporary appointments and require special elections; and oklahoma permits its governor to appoint only the winner of a special election. between 2004 and 2008, massachusetts denied the power of the governor to appoint a replacement; in 2004, the democratic-controlled legislature wanted to limit the power of the republican governor (gov. mitt romney) to appoint a successor to then-senator john kerry if he were elected president that year. with the death of sen. ted kennedy, the legislature chose to revert the rules to allow the democratic governor (gov. deval patrick) to appoint a temporary replacement senator while awaiting the results of a special election to complete the existing term. hawaii allows the governor to appoint an interim senator "who serves until the next regularly-scheduled general election, chosen from a list of three prospective appointees that the prior incumbent's political party submits". alaska in 2004 enacted conflicting legislation and a separate ballot referendum law that took effect on the same day. it is uncertain if the alaska governor may successfully appoint an interim senator to serve until the mandated special election occurs 60 to 90 days after the vacancy happens. the ballot-approved law fails to specifically authorize the governor to appoint, though the legislative law does.
list of special elections to the united states senate
several months of legal challenges followed the appointment. new york attorney general andrew cuomo had previously stated that the governor does not have the authority to appoint a lieutenant governor, and state senator pedro espada, jr. announced he would sue to prevent the appointment. supporters claimed paterson had the right to appoint statewide officials, and opponents agreed with cuomo's interpretation that the right to appoint officials did not include the office of lieutenant governor. there were several rulings on the matter. on july 21, 2009, new york supreme court justice william r. lamarca issued a preliminary injunction against ravitch performing any duties of the office. that injunction was stayed by appellate division justice l. priscilla hall. on august 20, the appellate division's second dept. ruled unanimously that "the governor’s purported appointment of mr. ravitch was unlawful because no provision of the constitution or of any statute provides for the filling of a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor other than by election." on september 22, 2009, new york state's highest court, the new york court of appeals, ruled that the governor may appoint a lieutenant governor in the event of a vacancy.
richard ravitch