AR SB420

Adds new ineligibility provision: any county elected officer who resigns during their term is ineligible for appointment to any county elective office during the term for which they resigned.

Modifies existing prohibition on successive appointments by replacing "No" with "A person" and "shall not be eligible" with "shall not be eligible" to clarify that persons appointed to fill a vacant county office cannot be appointed or elected to succeed themselves.

Requires all appointed county officers to meet all requirements for election to that office, subscribe to the oath of office, be commissioned, and be bonded as prescribed by law.

Maintains existing ineligibility restrictions preventing quorum court members and relatives of justices of the peace (within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity) from being appointed to fill county office vacancies.

Declares an emergency clause, establishing that the act becomes effective upon gubernatorial approval, expiration of the veto period, or veto override, to prevent conflicts with retirement laws and preserve county government integrity.