Arkansas § 14-14-1308 - Vacancy in office.

§ 14-14-1308. Vacancy in office.

A county, county quorum court district, or township office shall be considered vacant if any one (1) of the following conditions exists: The incumbent fails to meet the qualifications for office prescribed by law as evidenced by failure to be commissioned; The incumbent refuses or neglects to take and subscribe to the official oath required by law as evidenced by failure to be commissioned; The incumbent refuses, neglects, or for any other reason fails to secure an official bond required by law as evidenced by failure to be commissioned; The incumbent resigns; The incumbent ceases to meet any residence requirements for office; The incumbent is removed from office by judicial proceedings; The election or appointment of the incumbent is declared void by a judicial proceeding; The incumbent is convicted of a felony, incompetency, corruption, gross immorality, criminal conduct, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office by judicial proceedings; The incumbent ceases to discharge the duties of his or her office for a period of three (3) months, except when prevented by sickness or excused by a quorum court through resolution; The incumbent is declared of unsound mind by judicial proceedings; The quorum court determines that the incumbent has become disabled to the degree that he or she cannot perform the duties of his or her office; The incumbent holds more than one (1) office or position in conflict with the provisions of Arkansas Constitution, Article 4, § 2, or Arkansas Constitution, Article 19, § 6; The quorum court separates elective offices as provided by law; or The incumbent dies.