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 additional grounds on which certain county officers or a township executive may be charged and deprived of office following a hearing. Provides that if an accused party does not appear before the court, the court may proceed to hear and determine the accusation in the accused party's absence. Includes a member of the county executive, if the county does not contain a consolidated city, in a provision concerning the initiation of an action for removal of a county officer. Exempts a member of the county executive from a requirement concerning physical presence in the county officer's office. 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.

Statutes affected:
Introduced House Bill (H): 3-8-1-5.7, 36-3-4-4
House Bill (H): 3-8-1-5.7, 36-3-4-4
Engrossed House Bill (H): 3-8-1-5.7, 36-3-4-4
House Bill (S): 3-8-1-5.7, 3-13-1-10, 3-13-1-11.5, 3-13-5-5, 5-8-1-35, 36-2-8.7-1, 36-2-8.7-2, 36-2-8.7-6, 36-2-8.7-7, 36-3-4-4
Engrossed House Bill (S): 3-8-1-5.7, 5-8-1-35, 36-2-8.7-1, 36-2-8.7-2, 36-2-8.7-6, 36-2-8.7-7, 36-3-4-4, 3-13-1-10, 3-13-1-11.5, 3-13-5-5
Enrolled House Bill (H): 3-8-1-5.7, 5-8-1-35, 36-2-8.7-1, 36-2-8.7-2, 36-2-8.7-6, 36-2-8.7-7, 36-3-4-4