▁session ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁a ▁Tem por ary ▁Governor ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁before ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁chief ▁executive ▁Mad ra zo , ▁who ▁finished ▁his ▁term ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Article ▁ 4 7 ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁constitution ▁says ▁that : ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁an ▁absolute ▁lack ▁of ▁governor , ▁happened ▁in ▁both ▁first ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁respective ▁period , ▁if ▁the ▁Congress ▁is ▁in ▁session , ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁elev ated ▁immediately ▁in ▁Elect oral ▁School ▁and ▁conc urr ing ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁two ▁third ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁his ▁members , ▁will ▁name , ▁in ▁a ▁secret ▁ball ot ▁and ▁by ▁an ▁absolute ▁majority ▁of ▁votes , ▁to ▁a ▁temporary ▁Governor . The ▁same ▁Congress , ▁will ▁send ▁within ▁the ▁five ▁following ▁days ▁to ▁the ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁design ation ▁of ▁temporary ▁Governor , ▁the ▁call ▁for ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Governor ▁who ▁must ▁conclude ▁the ▁respective ▁period ; ▁having ▁to ▁medi ate ▁between ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁call ▁and ▁the ▁one ▁that ▁is ▁indicated ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁elections , ▁greater ▁a ▁n ons m aller ▁term ▁of ▁three ▁months ▁nor ▁of ▁six . If ▁the ▁Congress ▁is ▁not ▁in ▁session , ▁the ▁P erman ent ▁Commission ▁will ▁name , ▁of ▁course , ▁to ▁a ▁prov is ional ▁Governor ▁and ▁will ▁sum mon ▁to ▁extraordinary ▁sessions ▁the ▁Congress ▁so ▁that ▁this ▁one ▁design ates ▁to ▁the ▁temporary ▁Governor ▁and ▁sends ▁the ▁call ▁for ▁the