wˌaɪl sˈɛkɹətɹiz ʌv stˈeɪt hæv æt tˈaɪmz bɹˈiːfli ˈæktᵻd æz ɡˈʌvɚnɚ, nˈʌn hɐz ˈɛvɚ bɪkˌʌm ɡˈʌvɚnɚ, ɔːɹ ˈæktᵻd æz ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ɪn sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz ðæt wʊdhɐv kˈɔːzd hˌɪm ɔːɹ hɜː tə bɪkˌʌm ɡˈʌvɚnɚ hæd ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ɐmˈɛndmənt bˌɪn ɪn ɪfˈɛkt æt ðə tˈaɪm.
While Secretaries of State have at times briefly acted as Governor, none has ever become Governor, or acted as Governor in circumstances that would have caused him or her to become Governor had the 1979 amendment been in effect at the time.