Tennessee § 8-7-107 - Filling of vacancy.
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§ 8-7-107. Filling of vacancy.
A vacancy in the office of district attorney general shall be filled by the voters of the district at the next biennial election more than thirty (30) days after the happening of the vacancy. The election shall be ordered by the governor by issuing proper writs of election to the county election commissions throughout the district, notice being given for one (1) month by publication in one (1) or more newspapers in the district. In the meantime, the governor shall appoint a suitable person to fill the office temporarily until the election takes place. Code 1858, §§ 318, 319 (deriv. Acts 1853-1854, ch. 32, §§ 6, 7); impl. am. Acts 1907, ch. 436; Shan., §§ 394, 395; Code 1932, §§ 644, 645; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-707. Cross-References. Election to fill vacancy, Tenn. Const., art. VII, § 5; § 8-18-104 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 3 Tenn. Juris., Attorney General, 2; 10 Tenn. Juris., Elections, § 2. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court Systems — Prosecution, 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 477 (1978).
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