Title 28, Chapter 3, Section 20
( 28-3-20)
(a) There shall be a Secretary of the Senate and a Clerk of the
House of Representatives, elected by the members of each house
respectively by recorded vote; and a majority of votes cast is
necessary to elect. Their terms of office shall be the time for
which the members of the General Assembly are elected and until
their successors are elected. (b) In the event of a vacancy in the office of Clerk of the House or
the permanent disability of the Clerk of the House, the Speaker
shall appoint a duly qualified person to succeed to the office of
Clerk of the House. Any question concerning the existence of
permanent disability of the Clerk of the House shall be determined
by the Speaker with the concurrence of a majority of the chairmen of
the standing committees of the House. Any person succeeding to the
office of Clerk of the House pursuant to this subsection shall serve
for the remainder of the unexpired term. (c)(1) In the event of a vacancy in the office of Secretary of the
Senate while the Senate is not in session or the permanent
disability of the Secretary of the Senate while the Senate is not
in session, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint
a duly qualified person to succeed to the office of Secretary of
the Senate. Any person succeeding to the office of Secretary of
the Senate pursuant to this paragraph shall serve until the next
session of the General Assembly, at which time the Senate shall
elect a duly qualified person to serve for the remainder of the
unexpired term, if any. (2) In the event of a vacancy in the office of the Secretary of
the Senate while the Senate is in session or the permanent
disability of the Secretary of the Senate while the Senate is in
session, the Senate shall elect a duly qualified person to serve
for the remainder of the unexpired term. (3) Any question concerning the existence of permanent disability
of the Secretary of the Senate shall be determined by the
President of the Senate with the concurrence of a majority of the
chairmen of the standing committees of the Senate. | 
