Hevesi Saga Continues

NYS Comptroller Alan Hevesi has repeatedly said that he would not resign (though there was an indication that he might indeed resign rather than get indicted) but the pressure will be kicked up a notice as the Post is reporting that Spitzer is looking to give Hevesi the boot as an investigation into Hevesi's conduct appears to be far more damaging than Hevesi would ever cop to.

Hevesi was reelected despite admitting that he used a state driver to chauffeur his wife and never repaid the state for the use and he refuses to resign, despite knowing that a report on his conduct would not be good for his future. Voters apparently didn't know or care that they were voting for a candidate whose ethical lapses could affect his job as chief financial officer for the state as the comptroller. The State Comptroller's job is to look for fiscal irregularities and to oversee the state's multi-billion dollar pension fund.

If Hevesi resigns his office, he'll be replaced by a vote of the Assembly and Senate, meeting as one, which would put the Democrats in the majority.

Should he be removed by the Senate before the end of the year, Pataki would pick his successor.

In both types of removals, Hevesi could still seek to regain his position on Jan. 1, when his new term in office would begin.

That could lead the removal process to begin all over again.

This would lead me to suspect that Hevesi will remain on the job until Spitzer takes office, and will then get to pick his replacement.

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