HB 1197

Bill Subjects

Cities And Towns; Generally County Government Elections; Conducting Elections (Excluding Recounts) Elections; Generally Elections; Political Parties Elections; Vacancies Local Elected Officials; County Clerk Resolutions; General Assembly; Generally

Abstract

Requires particular candidates for selection for an appointment pro tempore to an office to: (1) comply with qualification requirements imposed on candidates for election to the office; and (2) if the individual is a candidate for selection by a caucus, be affiliated with the political party holding the caucus. Allows an individual or entity with authority to select a candidate for an appointment pro tempore to remove a candidate from consideration if the candidate does not meet these requirements. Specifies, for counties that do not have a consolidated city, the circumstances in which the county legislative body may expel a member or declare the seat of a member vacant. Requires at least two thirds of the members of the county fiscal body and the county legislative body to vote in favor of an action to expel a member or declare the seat of a member vacant. Provides that a city-county legislative body may declare the seat of a member vacant by a two-thirds vote if the member fails to perform the duties of the member's office.