66.26 - APPOINTIVE STATE OFFICERS. - Iowa Statutes

66.26 APPOINTIVE STATE OFFICERS. Any appointive state officer may also be removed from office by a majority vote of the executive council for any of the following causes: 1. Habitual or willful neglect of duty. 2. Any disability preventing a proper discharge of the duties of the office. 3. Gross partiality. 4. Oppression. 5. Extortion. 6. Corruption. 7. Willful misconduct or maladministration in office. 8. Conviction of felony. 9. A failure to produce and fully account for all public funds and property in the officer's hands at any inspection or settlement. 10. Becoming ineligible to hold the office.          Section History: Early Form [S13, § 1258-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 1114; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 66.26]