Colorado § 24-20-105 - Lieutenant governor - governor - succession to office.
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§ 24-20-105. Lieutenant governor - governor - succession to office.
Succession to the office of the lieutenant governor and to the office of the governor shall be as provided for in section 13 of article IV of the state constitution.
Source: G.L. § 1096. G.S. § 1329. R.S. 08: § 6153. C.L. § 51. CSA: C. 156, § 8. CRS 53: § 132-1-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 132-1-5. L. 69: p. 1109, § 1. L. 78: Entire section amended, p. 266, § 67, effective May 23.
ANNOTATION
Formerly, when governor resigned, senate president pro tempore performed lieutenant governor's duties. When governor resigns, the lieutenant governor becomes governor, but the president pro tempore of the senate does not become lieutenant governor de jure; he is only entitled to perform the duties and receive the emoluments of lieutenant governor only so long as he is president pro tempore. People ex rel. Parks v. Cornforth, 34 Colo. 107, 81 P. 871 (1905) (decided prior to 1974 amendment of § 13 of art. IV, Colo. Const.).
Lieutenant governor's salary cannot be increased by a legislative allowance of expenses for traveling and other official duties. Leckenby v. Post Printing & Publ'g Co., 65 Colo. 443, 176 P. 490 (1918).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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