If I’m reading it right, the governor asking for a resignation and not receiving it, he then has an option to ask the senate to get involved, instead of the refusal triggering an automatic request to the senate.

There is a big difference between asking for a resignation and not getting it and putting the governor’s head on the political chopping block by requesting the senate option.

IMO, the risk/reward factor seems terribly not in the governor’s favor if he would request to get the senate involved.