5.2.12.010 Special Election to Fill Vacancy.

(a) A Special Election shall be held in accordance with the ELECTIONS AND VOTING provision, Section 5. VACANCIES of the Agreement which states:

The Election Commission shall certify all vacancies. Vacancy shall result from removal, recall, physical incapacity, or any circumstance that makes holding office impossible for more than thirty (30) days.

(b) A vacancy in an elected office shall also occur when the office holder voluntarily resigns from their position. Such resignation makes holding the office impossible for more than thirty (30) days since the office holder who resigns intends to voluntarily leave their position from the point of resignation forward.

(1) Proof of voluntary resignation is a written letter or email correspondence that is offered as the office holder's intent to leave their position.

(2) When an office holder voluntarily resigns, such resignation becomes effective immediately, and no formal acceptance by either the Council or Governor is necessary to make the resignation effective.

(3) When an office holder voluntarily resigns, the resigning office holder shall notify the Election Commission of the voluntary resignation, or the Council or Governor shall notify the Election Commission in the event the resigning office holder provides notice of their resignation to either the Council or Governor.