ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən pɚmˈɪɾᵻd ɐ stˈeɪt ɡˈʌvɚnɚ tə fˈɪl ɐ vˈeɪkənsi, bˌʌt ˈoʊnli wɛn ðə stˈeɪt lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ wʌz ɪn ɹˈiːsɛs.
The United States Constitution permitted a state governor to fill a vacancy, but only when the state legislature was in recess.