48 U.S.C. § 1595 : US Code - Section 1595: Vacancy in office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor

Search 48 U.S.C. § 1595 : US Code - Section 1595: Vacancy in office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor

(a) Temporary disability or temporary absence of Governor
In case of the temporary disability or temporary absence of the
Governor, the Lieutenant Governor shall have the powers of the
Governor.
(b) Permanent vacancy in office of Governor; Lieutenant Governor as
Governor; term of office
In case of a permanent vacancy in the office of Governor, arising
by reason of the death, resignation, removal by recall or permanent
disability of the Governor, or the death, resignation, or permanent
disability of a Governor-elect, or for any other reason, the
Lieutenant Governor or Lieutenant Governor-elect shall become the
Governor, to hold office for the unexpired term and until he or his
successor shall have been duly elected and qualified at the next
regular election for Governor.
(c) Temporary disability or temporary absence of Lieutenant
Governor; president of legislature as Lieutenant Governor
In case of the temporary disability or temporary absence of the
Lieutenant Governor, or during any period when the Lieutenant
Governor is acting as Governor, the president of the legislature
shall act as Lieutenant Governor.
(d) Permanent vacancy in office of Lieutenant Governor; Governor to
appoint new Lieutenant Governor with advice and consent of
legislature; term of office
In case of a permanent vacancy in the office of Lieutenant
Governor, arising by reason of the death, resignation, or permanent
disability of the Lieutenant Governor, or because the Lieutenant
Governor or Lieutenant Governor-elect has succeeded to the office
of Governor, the Governor shall appoint a new Lieutenant Governor,
with the advice and consent of the legislature, to hold office for
the unexpired term and until he or his successor shall have been
duly elected and qualified at the next regular election for
Lieutenant Governor.
(e) Temporary disability or temporary absence of Governor and
Lieutenant Governor; appointment of Acting Governor; permanent
vacancies in offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor;
appointment of Governor
In case of the temporary disability or temporary absence of both
the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor, the powers of the
Governor shall be exercised, as Acting Governor, by such person as
the laws of the Virgin Islands may prescribe. In case of a
permanent vacancy in the offices of both the Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, the office of Governor shall be filled for the
unexpired term in the manner prescribed by the laws of the Virgin
Islands.
(f) Additional compensation
No additional compensation shall be paid to any person acting as
Governor or Lieutenant Governor who does not also assume the office
of Governor or Lieutenant Governor under the provisions of this
chapter.