§ 1690 Military Leave For Elected Officials

This law says that if a state elected official goes off to serve in the U.S. military, they can go back to their job after they finish military service as long as their elected term isn’t over yet.

Key Takeaways

•Any state elected officer can be called to serve in the U.S. armed forces.
•After finishing active military service, they may go back to their elected position.
•They can only return if their original term has not yet ended.

Example

A state representative is called to join the Army for two years during their four‑year term.

When the representative finishes their Army duty, they can return to the state House and keep their seat because their original term still has time left.

Any elected officer of the state who is called to serve with the armed forces of the United States has a right to return to and to reenter upon their office after the termination of their active service with the armed forces if the term for which they are elected has not expired. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 108. (SB 1097) Effective January 1, 2025.)

This law says that if a state elected official goes off to serve in the U.S. military, they can go back to their job after they finish military service as long as their elected term isn’t over yet.

Key Takeaways

•Any state elected officer can be called to serve in the U.S. armed forces.
•After finishing active military service, they may go back to their elected position.
•They can only return if their original term has not yet ended.

Example

A state representative is called to join the Army for two years during their four‑year term.

When the representative finishes their Army duty, they can return to the state House and keep their seat because their original term still has time left.

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