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ID H0553

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

4/3/2012

Primary Sponsor

State Affairs Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Idaho Code Section 59-901 to clarify conditions under which elective civil offices become vacant
  • Renumbers and rewrites nine existing vacancy conditions with technical corrections and grammatical improvements
  • Specifies that offices become vacant upon: resignation, death, removal by lawful procedure, tribunal declaration of abandonment or incapacity exceeding 90 days, loss of residency, failure to elect a successor, forfeiture by law, conviction of a felony or oath-violating offense, or acceptance of military commission requiring 60+ days out of state
  • Makes grammatical changes including replacing "his" with "the incumbent" and "an elective office vacant" with proper phrasing throughout the statute
  • Reformats the nine conditions with consistent lettering (a through i) and clearer language for statutory organization

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

Governor signed Session Law Chapter 209 Effective: 07/01/12

4/3/2012

Committee Referrals

State Affairs2/17/2012

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