Arkansas § 7-8-103 - Credentials of Senate appointee.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 7-8-103 — Credentials of Senate appointee., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-8-103. Credentials of Senate appointee.
When the Governor shall make a temporary appointment of a United States Senator by authority of this subchapter, he or she shall deliver to the senator a credential in the following form: “ who was chosen United States Senator of the State of Arkansas, in pursuance of the Constitution of the United States of America, having died (resigned, or otherwise, as the case may be): Therefore, I, , Governor of the State of Arkansas, have appointed United States Senator to fill the said vacancy temporarily until the election of a United States Senator by the qualified electors of the state. Given under my hand and the seal of the said state this day of , 20 Governor of the State of Arkansas Attest: , Secretary of State”. Click to view form.
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Section 7-8-103 ("Credentials of Senate appointee.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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