This bill address vacancies in elected office. This bill: - defines the term "interim vacancy period" to mean the period of time between a general election and the start of a newly elected officeholder's term of office; - requires certain vacancies in elected office to be filled by appointment of an individual selected by the political party of which the prior officeholder was a member at the time the prior officeholder was last elected or appointed, including:a vacancy in the office of United States senator, state legislator, or State Board of Education member, to be filled by the governor; anda vacancy in a county office, to be filled by a county legislative body; - for a vacancy in a municipal office, local school board office, or elected special district office that exists during an interim vacancy period, prohibits the local legislative body from appointing an individual to fill the vacancy until the interim vacancy period ends; and - makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 17B-1-302, 17B-1-306, 20A-1-502, 20A-1-503, 20A-1-504, 20A-1-508, 20A-1-509.1, 20A-1-509.2, 20A-1-510, 20A-1-511, 20A-1-512, 20A-11-204, 20A-11-1303
Substitute #1: 17B-1-302, 17B-1-306, 20A-1-502, 20A-1-503, 20A-1-504, 20A-1-508, 20A-1-509.1, 20A-1-509.2, 20A-1-510, 20A-1-511, 20A-1-512, 20A-11-204, 20A-11-1303