63I-3-202 - Vacancies -- Person filling a vacancy begins serving new term. - Utah Statutes

63I-3-202. Vacancies -- Person filling a vacancy begins serving new term.
(1) If a member appointed by the speaker of the House resigns, is unable to serve, or isno longer a member of the House of Representatives, the vacancy shall be filled by the speaker ofthe House, as provided in Subsection 63I-3-201(2)(a).
(2) If a member appointed by the president of the Senate resigns, is unable to serve, or isno longer a member of the Senate, the vacancy shall be filled by the president of the Senate, asprovided in Subsection 63I-3-201(2)(b).
(3) If a member appointed by the governor resigns or is unable to serve, the vacancy shallbe filled by the governor, as provided in Subsection 63I-3-201(2)(c).
(4) If a member appointed by the nine commission members appointed under Subsection63I-3-201(3) resigns or is unable to serve, the vacancy shall be filled by those nine commissionmembers as provided in Subsection 63I-3-201(3).
(5) A person appointed to fill a vacancy under this section does not serve the remainingunexpired term of the member that the person is replacing but begins serving a new term.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session