Appointment of Members; Terms; Vacancies; Reappointment

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Sec. 5. (a) Four (4) members of the general assembly shall be appointed as members of the commission as follows:

(1) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint two (2) members of the house of representatives, both of whom may not be members of the same political party.

(2) The president pro tempore of the senate shall appoint two (2) members of the senate, both of whom may not be members of the same political party.

(b) A member of the commission appointed under subsection (a) serves until the member's current term of office as a member of the general assembly expires.

(c) A vacancy under subsection (a) shall be filled by the officer who appointed the vacating legislator. A legislative member appointed under this subsection serves until the end of the unexpired term of the vacating legislator.

(d) A member of the commission appointed under this section may be reappointed.

As added by P.L.2-1996, SEC.213.


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