# Automatic Failover of Leadership

> The ability to automatically elect a new leader when the current one fails.

Record: `lex:automatic-failover-of-leadership`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Execution Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/execution-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-automatic-failover-of-leadership

## category

- [Control / Coordination / Centralization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/control-coordination-centralization.md)

## referenced-by

- [Leader Election](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/leader-election.md)