This law mandates that certain officers automatically resign from their current position if they announce candidacy for another office while their current term exceeds one year and 30 days. This provision ensures that public officials remain committed to their current duties until their term ends or they resign appropriately.
Automatic resignation occurs upon candidacy announcement for another office.
Applies to officers with unexpired terms over one year and 30 days.
Creates a vacancy in the current office held by the resigning officer.
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