How about this:
- The Assembly expands to 4 members.
- Whoever places first in Assembly elections becomes Lt. Governor. This guarentee's that there will always be at least some competition for the Assembly seats, and also takes away the fear some have that creating an entirely new Lt. Governor position and vote will be uncompetitive.
- Should the top vote getter not want to be Lt. Governor, it keeps getting passed down until someone wants it.
- The Lt. Governor will pretty much hold the same responsibilities the Speaker currently has: Lead the Assembly, fill in if Lt. Governor is vacant, etc. Their vote will also break any tie.
So basically, base it off the Northeast system.
Just to clarify- ties are broken via ballot referendums if a vote for legislation ties in the Assembly and the Governor signs it. The Lt. Governor is considered a regular voting member of the Assembly, so he does not break ties when they come up.
The five member Assembly has worked well for us and I would recommend going off of our system, especially since the Mideast has enough active members for it.
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