The bill amends R.S. 18:586 to address vacancies in elected offices due to retirement, resignation, or removal of officials. It establishes that no elected official who has retired, resigned, or been removed from state or local elective office can be appointed to succeed themselves in that office unless the removal was due to a defect that can be legally cured before qualifying for the election to fill the vacancy.

Additionally, the bill stipulates that such officials are also ineligible to run as candidates in elections called to fill the vacancy created by their retirement, resignation, or removal, with the same exception regarding legally curable defects. This legislation aims to ensure that officials who have left their positions under certain circumstances cannot easily return to them, thereby promoting accountability and integrity in elected offices.

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SB13 Act 279: