Alaska § 44.19.026 - Designation of temporary substitute for lieutenant governor.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 44.19.026 — Designation of temporary substitute for lieutenant governor., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44.19.026. Designation of temporary substitute for lieutenant governor.
The lieutenant governor may designate a head of a principal executive department, or more than one such officer in the alternative, who shall temporarily be custodian of the state seal and perform the authenticating functions of the lieutenant governor during such time as the lieutenant governor succeeds to the office of governor, acts as governor, is absent from the state, or otherwise is not available at the state capital to perform the above authenticating functions. The designation shall be in writing, signed by the lieutenant governor, and filed in the office of the lieutenant governor. The designation is effective until revoked by a later designation executed and filed in the same manner.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 44.19.026 ("Designation of temporary substitute for lieutenant governor.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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