(a) Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the Office of Public Accountability, and when there is more than six (6) months remaining in the term of the Public Auditor at the time the vacancy shall occur, the Guam Election Commission shall conduct a special election no more than ninety (90) days after such vacancy has occurred. Such person elected in the special election shall serve the balance of the term, until such time as a new Public Auditor is elected and sworn into office.

(b) Should a vacancy in the Office of Public Accountability occur with exactly six (6) months or less remaining in the balance of the Public Auditor’s term, I Maga’lahen Guåhan shall appoint a qualified individual to fill the balance of the term, subject to the advice and consent of I Liheslaturan Guåhan.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 21-122:1 (July 20, 1992), entitled “”Public
Auditor. Section.”” Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 25-042:3 (June 6,
1999). Amended by P.L. 28-128:2 (June 27, 2006).

2017 NOTE: Subsection designations added pursuant to the authority of 1
GCA § 1606.

NOTE: Pursuant to P.L. 30-027:3 (June 16, 2009), references to the Office

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of Public Auditor were changed to the Office of Public Accountability.