Wash. Const. art. II, § 10
- Constitution
- Constitution of Washington
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Each house shall elect its own officers; and when the lieutenant governor shall not attend as president, or shall act as governor, the senate shall choose a temporary president. When presiding, the lieutenant governor shall have the deciding vote in case of an equal division of the senate.
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