Palin changes line of succession (Anchorage Daily News)

If Sean Parnell could no longer serve as lieutenant governor, Corrections Commissioner Joe Schmidt would replace him. Gov. Sarah Palin recently appointed Schmidt to fall behind Parnell in the line of succession, said Bill McAllister, her director of communications. Under state law, she must tap someone from her Cabinet to succeed Parnell should the office of lieutenant governor became vacant. …
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