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AS 15.40.320: Condition and time for filling vacancy by appointment.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 15. Elections.
- Chapter 40. Special Elections and Appointments.
- Article 3. Legislature.
When a vacancy occurs in the state legislature, the governor, within 30 days, shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy. However, if the remainder of the term of the predecessor in office will expire or if a vacancy in the state senate will be filled by a special election before the legislature will next meet, convene, or reconvene, the governor may not fill the vacancy.
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