Vermont Statutes Title 17 Sec. 2623
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 17 Sec. 2623
- Justice: when applied to a person, other than a Justice of the Supreme Court, shall mean a justice of the peace for the county for which he or she is elected or appointed. See
- Person: means any individual, business entity, labor organization, public interest group, or other organization, incorporated or unincorporated. See
- Political party: is a ny group of individuals that has organized and filed its certificate of organization with the Secretary of State, pursuant to chapter 45 of this title. See
- Probate: Proving a will
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- Town: includes "city. See
§ 2623. Vacancies in offices within this State
(a) In the event of a vacancy in any State, county, or legislative office, the Governor may request the political party or parties of the person whose death or resignation created the vacancy to submit one or more recommendations as to a successor. The proper committee to which a request for recommendation shall be directed shall be:
(1) for State officers, the State committee;
(2) for county officers, except justices of the peace and Probate judges, the county committee;
(3) for State Senator, the senatorial district committee;
(4) for State Representative, the representative district committee;
(5) for justice of the peace, the town committee;
(6) for Probate judge, the probate district committee.
(b) The Governor may appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy for the remaining portion of the term, whether or not the appointee is recommended by the party committee. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 44.)