ˌɔn tˈuː sˈɛpɹət əkˈeɪʒənz ɡˈɛdz æz pɹˈɛzɪdənt pɹˈoʊ tˈɛmpoːɹ wʌz ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd tə sˈɜːv æz ˈæktɪŋ luːtˈɛnənt ɡˈʌvɚnɚ ænd fˈɜːst ɪn lˈaɪn ʌv səksˈɛʃən tə ðə ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ˌʌndɚɹ ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl ɹˌoʊmən fˈoːɹ, sˈɛkʃən fˈoːɹtiːn ʌvðɪ ˈaɪdəhˌoʊ kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən.
On two separate occasions Geddes as president pro tempore was required to serve as acting lieutenant governor and first in line of succession to the governor under Article IV, Section 14 of the Idaho Constitution.