§ 1692 Temporary Appointment For Vacancy

This law lets a temporary person fill a vacant spot when an elected official is away, but only until the official comes back or the original term ends.

Key Takeaways

•A temporary appointment is allowed when an elected position is empty because the holder is absent.
•The temporary person can only serve until the original holder returns or the elected term ends.
•The appointment must follow any other laws that tell how to choose the temporary person.

Example

A town council member takes a six‑month medical leave. The town appoints someone to do the council member’s job while they’re gone.

The temporary appointee can serve for those six months, but must step down when the original council member returns or when the council’s election term finishes, whichever comes first.

Any vacancy created by such absence may be filled by a temporary appointment, as provided by law, for a term not to extend beyond the time of the return and reentry to the office by the absent person or beyond the term for which they are elected. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 110. (SB 1097) Effective January 1, 2025.)

This law lets a temporary person fill a vacant spot when an elected official is away, but only until the official comes back or the original term ends.

Key Takeaways

•A temporary appointment is allowed when an elected position is empty because the holder is absent.
•The temporary person can only serve until the original holder returns or the elected term ends.
•The appointment must follow any other laws that tell how to choose the temporary person.

Example

A town council member takes a six‑month medical leave. The town appoints someone to do the council member’s job while they’re gone.

The temporary appointee can serve for those six months, but must step down when the original council member returns or when the council’s election term finishes, whichever comes first.

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