1. (1) A vacancy in the office of sheriff, coroner, surveyor, county clerk, county attorney, jailer, or constable, shall be filled by the county judge/executive, or by the mayor in a consolidated local government.
2. (2) Appointments to fill vacancies under this section shall be until the successor is elected, as provided in Section 152 of the Constitution, and qualified.

Effective: July 15, 2002

History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 17, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 411, sec. 10, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 128, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 24, effective January 2, 1978. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 60. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 1526, 1528, 4042a-6.