5 §241. State Auditor; salary - Maine Statutes

Title 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES

Part 1: STATE DEPARTMENTS

Chapter 11: DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT

§241. State Auditor; salary

The State Auditor shall be the head of the Department of Audit, as heretofore established. He shall be a certified public accountant or a college graduate with not less than 6 years of experience as a professional accountant or auditor, including not less than 5 years of auditing experience, of which not less than 4 years shall have been in a supervisory capacity. He shall be elected by the Legislature by a joint ballot of the Senators and Representatives in convention and shall hold office for a term of 4 years or until his successor is elected and qualified. He shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as are set forth in this chapter. In case the office of State Auditor shall become vacant during a period when the Legislature is not in session, the appointment of a person to fill such vacancy shall be made immediately by the President of the Senate or if that office be vacant, by the Speaker of the House, said person to hold office until such time as the Legislature shall meet in regular or special session, and either confirm the appointment of said person or choose another person to fill the office during the unexpired term. [1973, c. 792, §1 (AMD).]

If a person elected to the office of State Auditor is not qualified as, or has not successfully completed or passed the examination for, a certified public accountant, public accountant or certified internal auditor at the time of election and fails to become so qualified within 9 months of being sworn into office, as required by section 242, that person may no longer serve as State Auditor and is ineligible for reelection by the same Legislature and the office of State Auditor is deemed vacant. [1997, c. 516, §1 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

1965, c. 510, §2 (AMD). 1967, c. 476, §10 (AMD). 1969, c. 504, §7 (AMD). 1973, c. 792, §1 (AMD). 1997, c. 516, §1 (AMD).