{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-public-officers-law-40","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Public Officers Law § 40","heading":"Vacancy occurring in office of legislative appointee, during legislative recess","body":"§ 40. Vacancy occurring in office of legislative appointee, during\nlegislative recess. When a vacancy shall occur or exist, otherwise than\nby expiration of term, during the recess of the legislature, in the\noffice of any officer appointed by the legislature, the governor shall\nappoint a person to fill the vacancy for a term which shall expire at\nthe end of twenty days from the commencement of the next meeting of the\nlegislature.","path":["Public Officers Law","Article 3. Creation and Filling of Vacancies"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PBO/40","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"3693e9bec624807a3a421cbd62ae56ff231c79ca7e9990a9594885d11950f835","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-public-officers-law-39","next":"us-ny/n.y.-public-officers-law-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}