397.178 Candidate for appointment or election as board member; qualifications; vacancy in office of board member.
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397.178 Candidate for appointment or election as board member; qualifications; vacancy in office of board member.
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(1)An individual appointed as a board member shall be a qualified elector of the participating municipality that appoints the member on the date the appointment is made. A candidate for election as a board member shall be a qualified elector of a participating municipality on the deadline for filing nominating petitions. A candidate for appointment or election shall be a resident of the district.
(2)The office of board member becomes vacant when the incumbent dies, resigns, is convicted of a felony, is removed from office by the governor pursuant to section 10 of article V of the state constitution of 1963, or ceases to be a resident of the district. In addition, the office of an appointed board member becomes vacant when the incumbent ceases to be a resident of the participating municipality that appointed the incumbent.
History: 1989, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989
Popular Name: District Libraries Act