A job once deemed so boring an elected official once quit less than halfway through his term is still important enough to lawmakers that they voted to keep it around.

Thursday the Senate voted down a proposal to send a question the fall ballot if the Lieutenant Governor’s Office should be abolished. The savings is seen at $1.6 million a year. Senator Tom Cullerton a Villa Park Democrat hears from all sides about the office.

Senator Matt Murphy a Palatine Republican supports the measure but he wants a change to the suggested line of succession. The current bill would place the Attorney General next in line, regardless of party.

Who would step up to fill the role of Governor if something should happen to that individual while in office? The current proposal suggested that the Attorney General be next in line.