CHAPTER 516
S.P. 440 - L.D. 1414
An Act to Provide for Removal of a State Auditor Who Fails to Meet the Statutory Qualifications for the Office
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §241, as amended by PL 1973, c. 792, §1, is further amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:
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.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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