Missouri Laws 106.060 – Office vacated by suspension — temporary appointment
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 106.060
- Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
If the secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer or attorney general be impeached, and notified thereof, an appointment shall be made by the governor to supply such vacancy until such impeachment shall be determined; and if the president of the senate be impeached, notice thereof shall immediately be given by the house of representatives to the senate, that another president may be elected by the senate.