Via Daily News:
Democratic Assemblyman Mike Gianaris and two good government groups said Monday Gov. Paterson can appoint a lieutenant governor under an obscure provision of the state’s Public Officers Law.
That would give the Senate a new presiding officer to break the 31-31 tie that has paralyzed the June 8 GOP-led coup.
. . . “This proposal seems to provide a viable roadmap for ending the current gridlock in Albany,” says Lawrence Norden, senior counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice.
“The law suggests that the governor may have the ability to facilitate the passage of necessary legislation while staying well within the powers of the executive branch.”
Gianaris said the governor has been aware of the possibility since an opinion piece addressing the issue appeared on June 26 in the Daily News.
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