The commentors at the Herald think that the Governor will be going to Washington DC as the Attorney General of the USA.
----------------------------------------- Wikipedia: Line of succession Governor (Deval Patrick) Lieutenant Governor (Tim Murray) Secretary of the Commonwealth (Bill Galvin) Attorney General (Martha Coakley) Treasurer and Receiver-General (Steven Grossman) State Auditor (Suzanne Bump) When the Governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office, the office of Governor remains vacant for the rest of the 4-year term. The Lieutenant Governor does not succeed but only discharges powers and duties as acting Governor. However, if a vacancy in the office of Governor continues for six months, and the six months expire more than five months before the next regular biennial state election midway through the Governor's term, a special election is held at that time to fill the vacancy for the balance of the unexpired four-year term. According to the Boston Globe: "The state Constitution does not provide a mechanism for an appointment to replace Murray, meaning that Patrick will operate without a lieutenant governor until his term expires in January 2015. Next in the line of succession is Secretary of State William F. Galvin, who will serve as acting governor when Patrick is out of state" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/massfire?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
