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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 69.20 TEMPORARY VACANCY DUE TO
1 2 MILITARY SERVICE.
1 3 1. A temporary vacancy in an elective office of a
1 4 political subdivision, community college, and hospital board
1 5 of trustees of this state occurs on the date when the person
1 6 filling that office is placed on active state service or
1 7 federal service, as those terms are defined in section 29A.1,
1 8 and when such a person will not be able to attend to the
1 9 duties of that person's elective position for a period greater
1 10 than sixty consecutive days. The temporary vacancy terminates
1 11 on the date when such person is released from such service, or
1 12 the term of office expires.
1 13 2. A temporary vacancy on an elective board, council, or
1 14 other multimember body of a political subdivision may be
1 15 filled by appointment by a majority of the remaining members
1 16 of the body. A temporary vacancy in any other elective office
1 17 in a political subdivision, community college, or hospital
1 18 board of trustees may be filled by the governing body of that
1 19 political subdivision, community college, or hospital board of
1 20 trustees.
1 21 3. Upon the termination of a temporary vacancy due to a
1 22 person's release from active state service or federal service,
1 23 the person who held the elective office just prior to the
1 24 temporary vacancy shall immediately be deemed to have been
1 25 reinstated to that position and the person who filled the
1 26 temporary vacancy shall immediately be deemed to have been
1 27 removed from that office.
1 28 4. A person filling a temporary vacancy or a person
1 29 reinstated to office as described in this section shall
1 30 qualify for that office as provided in chapter 63.
1 31 5. Upon the resignation or death of the person replaced
1 32 under this section, a permanent vacancy occurs and shall be
1 33 filled as otherwise provided by law.
1 34 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of
1 35 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
2 1 EXPLANATION
2 2 This bill provides for the temporary appointment of an
2 3 otherwise elected official of a local governmental body when
2 4 the current officeholder is called to active military duty for
2 5 a period longer than 60 consecutive days. A temporary vacancy
2 6 on an elective board, council, or other multimember body shall
2 7 be filled by appointment by a majority of the remaining
2 8 members. A temporary vacancy in any other elective office of
2 9 a political subdivision community college, or hospital board
2 10 of trustees is filled by the governing body of that political
2 11 subdivision, community college, or hospital board. A
2 12 temporary vacancy expires immediately upon the return of the
2 13 person initially filling that office.
2 14 The bill taken effect upon enactment.
2 15 LSB 5938SV 80
2 16 jr/pj/5
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