Statute text

(1) When any vacancy occurs in the office of representative in congress from this state, the governor shall set a day to hold an election to fill the vacancy and cause notice of the election to be given as required in part 2 of article 5 of this title; but no congressional vacancy election shall be held during the ninety days prior to a general election or less than seventy-five days or more than ninety days after the vacancy occurs.

(2) A congressional vacancy election shall be conducted and the results thereof surveyed and certified in all respects as nearly as practicable in like manner as for general elections, except as otherwise provided in this code.

History

Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 324, § 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 83: (1) amended, p. 350, § 10, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 676, § 4, effective January 1, 1993. L. 93: (1) amended, p. 1765, § 3, effective June 6. L. 95: (1) amended, p. 829, § 25, effective July 1.

Annotations

Editor's note: This section was contained in an article that was repealed and reenacted in 1980. Provisions of this section, as it existed in 1980, are similar to those contained in 1-11-101 as said section existed in 1979, the year prior to the repeal and reenactment of this article.

Annotations

Cross references: For registration for congressional vacancy elections, see § 1-2-210; for the power of the county central committee to fill vacancies, see § 1-3-104; for filling vacancies to serve as judges of elections, see § 1-6-113.

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Annotations

Am. Jur.2d. See 63 Am. Jur.2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 127-131.