Florence District 2 Special Election?

 

While Dick Jordan has indicated his successor will be appointed, that is not the law. Three things can now happen:

1. There will be a special election.

2. Jordan can remain in office for two extra months, and his replacement can be appointed legally.

3. The council can flout the law and appoint a new representative (there are at least two who would then sue the city).

This will be interesting to watch...

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Thanks to Vote Em All Out and River Zurinsky for their input. According to Mr. Zurinsky, this issue may affect at least 2,811 who voted in the previous district election.

The law for a city of 40,000:

(2) VACATED TERM OF ONE (1) YEAR OR MORE. If the vacated term of the council member has one (1) year or more remaining, the council shall call for a special election to be held in the district of the vacated council position, within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of the vacancy. The election shall be held not less than sixty (60) days, nor more than ninety (90) days from the date the council called the special election. Special elections called pursuant to this subsection shall be conducted as provided by the general election laws of the state regarding municipal elections.