declared vacant.


 Section 10. Permanent vacancy in the office of Governor or
 Lieutenant Governor.

 (a) In the event of a permanent vacancy in the office of Governor, the Lieutenant
 Governor shall become Governor.

 (b) In the event of a permanent vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor, the
 Governor shall appoint a qualified person within forty-five days who, upon confirmation
 by the Senate, shall become Lieutenant Governor. Until such a permanent
 appointment is made and confirmed, the next available person from among the
 persons in the constitutional order of succession shall act as lieutenant governor.

 (c) If simultaneous vacancies occur in the offices of Governor and Lieutenant
Governor when more than one year remains in the unexpired term of office, a special
election shall be held within sixty days to fill both offices. During the period between
the occurrence of the vacancies and the election of successors, the offices of Governor
and Lieutenant Governor, respectively, shall be filled by the next two available persons
from among the persons in the constitutional order of succession.

 (d) If simultaneous vacancies occur in the offices of Governor and Lieutenant
Governor when one year or less remains in the unexpired term of office, the offices of
Governor and Lieutenant Governor, respectively, shall be filled for the remainder of the
unexpired term of office by the next two available persons from among the persons in
the constitutional order of succession.

 Section 11. Attorney General.

 (a) The Attorney General shall be elected by the qualified voters of the Virgin
Islands on a nonpartisan ballot and shall serve for a term of four years. The Attorney
General shall be a United States citizen, a qualified voter of the Virgin Islands, a bona
fide resident of the Virgin Islands for at least five years preceding the date of taking
office, and licensed to practice law in the Virgin Islands.

 (b) The Attorney General shall prosecute all criminal violations of the laws of the
Virgin Islands in the name of the people of the Virgin Islands, provide legal advice to
the government, represent the government in all matters to which it is a party, and
have other duties and responsibilities as provided by law.

 (c) The Attorney General may not hold any other public position while in office.

 Section 12. Executive branch departments.

 (a) Executive branch offices, agencies, and instrumentalities and their
respective functions, powers, and duties shall be provided by law. These shall be