Section 46.403 – County Apportionment Commission; Membership; Convening Apportionment Commission; Adopting Rules of Procedure; Quorum; Action by Majority Vote; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice of Meeting; Availability of Certain Writings to Public.
46.403 County apportionment commission; membership; convening apportionment commission; adopting rules of procedure; quorum; action by majority vote; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; availability of certain writings to public. Sec. 3. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the county apportionment commission shall consist of the county clerk, the county treasurer, the […]
Section 46.404 – County Commissioner Districts; Guidelines for Apportionment.
46.404 County commissioner districts; guidelines for apportionment. Sec. 4. In apportioning the county into commissioner districts, the county apportionment commission shall be governed by the following guidelines in the stated order of importance: (a) All districts shall be single-member districts and as nearly of equal population as is practicable. The latest official published figures of […]
Section 46.405 – Apportionment Plan; Filing by County Apportionment Commission; Access.
46.405 Apportionment plan; filing by county apportionment commission; access. Sec. 5. The apportionment plan approved by the commission shall be filed in the office of the county clerk at which time it shall become effective, and copies of it shall be forthwith forwarded by the county clerk to the secretary of state for filing and […]
Section 46.406 – Apportionment Plan; Petition for Review.
46.406 Apportionment plan; petition for review. Sec. 6. Any registered voter of the county within 30 days after the filing of the plan for his county may petition the court of appeals to review such plan to determine if the plan meets the requirements of the laws of this state. Any findings of the court […]
Section 46.407 – Apportionment Plan; Failure of Apportionment Commission to Submit; Submission by Registered Voter.
46.407 Apportionment plan; failure of apportionment commission to submit; submission by registered voter. Sec. 7. If the apportionment commission has failed to submit a plan for its county within 60 days but not less than 30 days after the latest official published census figures are available or within such additional time as may be granted […]
Section 46.408 – Official Apportionment Plan.
46.408 Official apportionment plan. Sec. 8. Once an apportionment plan has been found constitutional and according to the provisions of this act and all appeals have been exhausted, or if no appeal is taken, when the time for appeal has expired, that plan shall be the official apportionment plan for the county until the next […]
Section 46.409 – County Board of Commissioners; Number per District; Prohibited Representation.
46.409 County board of commissioners; number per district; prohibited representation. Sec. 9. The electors of each district established in accordance with this act shall elect 1 county commissioner to the county board of commissioners. There shall be no representation on the county board of commissioners other than that set forth by the provisions of this […]
Section 46.410 – County Commissioners; Terms.
46.410 County commissioners; terms. Sec. 10. (1) The term of office of each commissioner elected before the 2024 general November election shall be concurrent with that of state representatives as specified in section 3 of article IV of the state constitution of 1963. (2) The term of office of each commissioner elected at or after […]
Section 46.411 – Candidate for Office of County Commissioner; Qualifications; Nomination; Nonrefundable Filing Fee; Eligibility.
46.411 Candidate for office of county commissioner; qualifications; nomination; nonrefundable filing fee; eligibility. Sec. 11. A candidate for the office of county commissioner must be a resident and registered voter of the district that he or she seeks to represent and must remain a resident and registered voter to hold his or her office, if […]
Section 46.411a – County Board of Commissioners; Candidates for Office, Nonrefundable Filing Fees, Deposit and Use of Fees.
46.411a County board of commissioners; candidates for office, nonrefundable filing fees, deposit and use of fees. Sec. 11a. A nonrefundable filing fee paid to the county clerk in lieu of filing petitions under section 11 must be deposited in the general fund of the county and must be used only for the purchase and maintenance […]