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comes acting governor, does a va- whom he succeeds. If they are not canty occur in the office of the in session, the governor calls a spelieutenant governor? cial session for the General AssemNo, only upon the death or res- bly to receive and act on the nomiIndiana Constitution Article 5, ignation of thc governor. nation.

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Section 10 (a) reads:

In case of thc death or resignation of the governor... the lieuten;mt governor shall become the governor and hold office for the unexpired term of the person whom he succeeds. In case the governor is

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GOVERNOR

How might the leaders of the How are members of the GenGeneral Assembly be involved era! Assembly involved in filling a when the governor’is unable to vacancy'in the office of the lieuten-

discharge the powers and duties of ant governor?

his office? Whenever there is a vacancy in They may file a written state- the office of the lieutenant goverment with the Supreme Court for nor, fhe General Assembly receives

u name to discharge the powers and th e court to decide the question, a nomination submitted by the duties of his office, the lieutenant How might the Supreme Court governor. The nomination must governor shall discharge the pow- ^ j nvo j ve< j vvhe/i the governor is be approved by a majority vote of

ers and duties of the office as acting un!1 blc to discharge the powers and both houses.

go ^ rnor ' .. duties of his office?

The succession ofthe lieutenant If the president Pro tempore of governor to governor creates a va- the senate and Speaker of the cancy in that office. This vacancy is House file a y t ition with the Su-

f died by nomination from the new e Court Warding the inabil- ► Continued from Page 1

governo r ;md upon the confirma- ^ 0 f the governor to discharge the

tion by majonty vote in each house powers and diities ofthe office, the that serves unique Indianacom-

ofthe General Assembly after be- Supreme Court shall decide the munities.

mg called into session to receive q Ues tj on within 48 hours. Even though he grew up in the and act upon the nomination. What happens to the office of SouthernIndianahamletofCoiydon, How quick is the process to fill t ^ e jj eu t enan t giftemorifthe lieu- OBannons life and career was dedia vacancy in the office ofthe gover- t enan t governor becomes acting cated to making life better for Hoonor or lieutenant governor? governor? siers. His record of accomplishment The lieutenant governor imme- -phe office ofthe lieutenant gov- as a state senator, lieutenant goverdiately assumes the role of acting pmorremams filled bvthelieuten- nor and governor benefited, notjust governor upon the inability ofthe ant Kove mor even whde serving as Indiana’s African-American corngovernor to discharge the powers ™i g ng goV emor Upon fhe munity, but all Hoosieiscommuni-

and duties of the office The lieu- governor - s ability to resume the ties.

tenant governor immediately be- powers and duties ofthe office, the To this Recorder reader, Frank comes governor upon the death or i ieutenant governor ceases to be O’Bannon, this newspaper and our resignation of the governor. acting governor. community offers its prayers for his Are there differences between ifthere is avacancy in the office speedy and lull recoveiy. the powers and duties of a gover- 0 fn eutenant governor, how is the To Frank O’Bannon s wife and nor and iw acting governor ? vacancy filled? partner Judy and their children and No- The governor nominates a lieu- family, this newspaperandourcomUnder what circumstances j enan ^ governor who takes office m unity pray that God grant them the would an acting governor become upon confirmation by a majority strength and courage they will need governor? ... vote in each house of the General inthehoursandweeksthatlieahead. Upon death or resignation of Assembly and holds office for the And to Acting Gov. Joe Keman, the governor. unexpired term of the person this newspaper and our community

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Statement from First Lady Judy O'Bannon

Following is a statement issued by Gov. Frank O’Bannon’s wife Judy on Wednesday: “My family and I thank all the kind people of Indiana and elsewhere for their many expressions of concern and support for us. “We feel so fortunate to find ourselves amidst people who are handling medical conditions and government matters in such a compassionate and professional manner. Northwestern Memorial Hospital and all of its stafThave given us eveiy reason to feel total confidence in their capacity to provide the highest quality services. “We all have an understanding of

pray that God grants him the wisdom, courage and fortitude to guide Indiana and its people during the

coming weeks and months. Indiana is united in prayer that

Frank O’Bannon will return to the office he loves to serve the people he

loves to serve.

PRISON

► Continued from Page 1 chat with The Recorder, all four of the offenders admitted that peer pressure was a major issue in the increase of women criminals. In fact, Shemika Lee, 23, was with a male when she committed her crime. A native of South Bend, Ind., Lee admits that the night she took the life of a 27-year-old married man back in 1998 was due to peer pressure. “I think that women do their crimes toimpress men. I wasayouthfiil offender when I got here and my co-defendantwasamale. Igotlocked up when I was 18.1 thought that I would impress people,” she said. And her co-defendant in thecase, testified against her in an effort to receive a reduced sentence. Only five years into her 60-year sentence, Leehasenrolled in college and has taken up trades offered at the institution. “It is not worth it, I regret it all, I wanted to make fast and easy money,” she said. Peerpressure, lackofearlyfamily structure and love were some of the reasons that Jones, Boone and Lee said caused an increase of women criminals. Ramona Johnson, serving a 35year murder sentence, just wanted to be involved with the “in” crowd. She had a male co-defendant as well, but said she did not commit the murder. “At a young age there is a lack of identity and a lack of structure. I

Frank’s condition today and have total confidence in this medical team. We are aware of the formal process that is occulting in Indiana, and in it we are seeing what we have always known: Our state government is a strong institution based on a constitution. We are so appreciative that the leadership of both the legislative and judicial branches has included us in their deliberations. We understand and fully support the actions being taken today. “Our family' recognizes that our sense of confidence and the spiritual, emotional and physical strength that we find within ourselves now comes from our association with Frank O’Bannon and with God.”

have been incarcerated for 10 years - I tried to fit in, I tried to be cool because I was not up on the latest clothing and music,” she said “My co-defendants were men, and I lied, butwhenltriedtotellthetruthitwas too late.” During her 10 years in prison, the first two were at the Marion County Jail, where she said the treatment of prisoners was demoralizing. Johnson, 33, focused a lot on the programs offered at the Women’s Prison and described them as success in her life. She now has a bachelor’s degree and is expected a release date within the next three years. “When I am released I just want to give back the best way that I can. Because you think about the past, I think about the victim and that his daughter wouldbelO-years-oldnow,”shesaid ‘There are a lot of things in here that I have achieved that I would not haveoutthere(insoriety). I am in the choir, I sing and 1 direct,” said Boone. Boone admits that she is in vocational programs, she has obtained herassociate’sdegree and is working on her bachelor degree. “We call her (Dana Black, IWP superintendent) mother, she is the head mother. She does notjust sit behind her deskandbarkoutorders, she is there to help us,” said Johnson. “She is a part of our success.” Jones hasfulfilledsevenyears and said that when she is released shejust plans to serve God and thank him for his blessings. Next week psychologists will be interviewed to analyze why some women end up as criminals.

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