Any appointive state officer may also be removed from office by a majority vote of the executive council for any of the following causes:
1. Habitual or willful neglect of duty.
2. Any disability preventing a proper discharge of the duties of the office.
3. Gross partiality.
4. Oppression.
5. Extortion.
6. Corruption.
7. Willful misconduct or maladministration in office.
8. Conviction of felony.
9. A failure to produce and fully account for all public funds and property in the officer's hands at any inspection or settlement.
10. Becoming ineligible to hold the office.
[S13, § 1258-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 1114; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 66.26]
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