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when no Federal officials are elected.
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GOVERNOR TAWES: No, I would not recommend
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that.
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JUDGE ADKINS: You would see no reason to
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change?
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GOVERNOR TAWES: No, I see no reason to change.
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JUDGE ADKINS: Should the Governor take office
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sooner than the fourth Wednesday in January so that he
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can assume responsibility for budget preparation for the
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next legislative session?
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GOVERNOR TAWES: There is absolutely no need
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for that. I would recommend that the Governor take office
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in January as the Constitution now provides.
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There may be some feeling that if a governor
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takes office sooner, he would have more time to present
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his budget, and prepare his budget, but Governor Lane, I
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think, will understand that when a governor is going out
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of office and a new governor is coming in, the retiring
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governor has worked on the budget up to that time. The
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budget making starts in July of each year.
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Now, when we know that there is a new Governor
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