The Emergency Management Interim Legislative Succession Act (63 O.S. Sections 688.1 - 688.14) is an Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

 state law governing emergency succession to the all offices members of the Oklahoma Legislature

Oklahoma Legislature

The Legislature of the State of Oklahoma is the biennial meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma. It is bicameral, comprising the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Oklahoma Senate, with all members elected directly by the people. The House of Representatives has 101...

. The similar Act governing the members of the state and local governments is the Oklahoma Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act

Oklahoma Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act

The Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act is an Oklahoma state law governing emergency succession to the all offices of the state and local governments, excluding the members of the Oklahoma Legislature, which are governed by the Oklahoma Emergency Management Interim Legislative...

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The Emergency Legislative Succession Act was signed into law by Governor

Governor of Oklahoma

The governor of the state of Oklahoma is the head of state for the state of Oklahoma, United States. Under the Oklahoma Constitution, the governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the Oklahoma executive branch, of the government of Oklahoma...

 Brad Henry

Brad Henry

Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002...

 on August 29, 2003.

In General

Each legislator must designate no less than three and no more than seven Emergency Interim Successors to his powers and duties and specify their order of succession. Each house of the Legislature, in accordance with its own rules, determines who is entitled under the provisions of the Emergency Legislative Succession Act to exercise the powers and assume the duties of its members. When an Emergency Interim Successor exercises the powers and assumes the duties of a legislator, the Successor is accorded the privileges and immunities, compensation, allowances and other perquisites of office to which a legislator is entitled.

See also

• Oklahoma Legislature
  Oklahoma Legislature
  The Legislature of the State of Oklahoma is the biennial meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma. It is bicameral, comprising the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Oklahoma Senate, with all members elected directly by the people. The House of Representatives has 101...
  
  
• Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003
  Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003
  The Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003 is an Oklahoma state law that replaced the Oklahoma Civil Defense and Emergency Resources Management Act of 1967 as the primary state law detailing emergency management in Oklahoma...
  
  
• Oklahoma Emergency Response Act
  Oklahoma Emergency Response Act
  The Oklahoma Emergency Response Act is an Oklahoma state law governing emergency response through the state. The Act creates a network for rapid response to hazardous material incidents and other events that threaten the public health and safety...
  
  
• Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act
  Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act
  The Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act , often referred to as the Health Emergency Act, is an Oklahoma state law that details the response to a catastrophic health emergency in Oklahoma created as a result of a nuclear weapon, bioterrorism, a chemical weapon or other biological toxin...
  
  
• Oklahoma Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act
  Oklahoma Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act
  The Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act is an Oklahoma state law governing emergency succession to the all offices of the state and local governments, excluding the members of the Oklahoma Legislature, which are governed by the Oklahoma Emergency Management Interim Legislative...