TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT
DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH
§ 2302. Public Auditor: Appointment and Removal. (a) The Governor shall appoint the Public Auditor with the advice and consent of each house of the legislature. No person may be appointed Public Auditor unless that person is a certified public accountant and has a minimum of five years experience in accounting or government finance. (b) The Public Auditor shall be appointed for a term of six years. No person may serve as Public Auditor for more than two consecutive full six-year terms or the balance of an unexpired term plus two full six-year terms. (c) The Public Auditor may be removed only for cause and by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of each house of the legislature. (d) If there is a vacancy in the office of the Public Auditor, the Governor shall appoint a temporary public auditor with the same qualifications as required by law for the Public Auditor and the temporary public auditor shall serve until a Public Auditor is duly appointed and confirmed. Source: PL 9-68, § 4 (repealing PL 3-91, § 201). Commission Comment: PL 9-68, the “Public Auditor Amendments Act of 1994,” took effect October 31, 1995.