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ID H0612

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/9/2010

Primary Sponsor

Unknown

Origin

House of Representatives

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Idaho Code Section 59-901 to clarify conditions under which elective civil offices become vacant.

  • Reorganizes and makes technical corrections to existing vacancy conditions, changing from numbered list format to lettered subsections (a) through (h).

  • Removes provision regarding acceptance of military commissions requiring service outside the state for 60+ days as a cause for office vacancy.

  • Clarifies language throughout, including changes from possessive pronouns ("his") to proper nouns ("the incumbent" or "an incumbent officeholder").

  • Maintains eight conditions for vacancy: resignation, death, lawful removal, tribunal declaration of abandonment or incapacity, loss of residency, failure to elect successor, forfeiture by law, and conviction of felony or oath-violating offense.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law relating to civil offices to provide for vacancies in elective civil offices upon the occurrence of certain specified conditions.

CIVIL OFFICES

Last Action

to St Aff

3/10/2010

Committee Referrals

State Affairs3/1/2010

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