Election Commission: Term of Appointment

Election Commission: Term of Appointment. (a) Members shall serve a term of four years, except that of the members first appointed, two shall serve for a term of one year, two shall serve for two years, two shall serve for three years, and three shall serve for four years. Upon the expiration of the term of a member of the Commission, such person shall cease to be a member unless reappointed in the manner prescribed by law. No appointee may act as a Commission member until confirmed by the Senate. (b) If a vacancy should occur on the Commission said vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the term only by the method originally prescribed for the appointment. Source: DL 5-19, § 4, modified; repealed and reenacted by PL 12-18 (6103); subsection (a) amended by PL 16-29 § 1, modified. Commission Comment: PL 12-18 reinstated the mechanism for staggering the terms of the first members appointed to the Commission in order that the terms of members expire at different times. The section that addressed the terms of appointment of members was previously codified as 1 CMC § 6102. The Commission modified this section pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(e) and (f). PL 16-29 became effective February 18, 2009 and contained severability and savings clause provisions.