N.Y. Defense Emergency Act 1951 784/51 § 6: An individual who is acting as governor under this article shall continue to do so until the vacancy in the office of governor shall be f...

§ 6. An individual who is acting as governor under this article shall

continue to do so until the vacancy in the office of governor shall be

filled by election or by the qualification of the lieutenant governor,

the temporary president of the senate or the speaker of the assembly.

The removal of a disability or the termination of an absence from the

state of an officer higher on the list contained in section one of this

article shall not terminate the service in the office of governor of

such individual who is acting as governor.