Jordan v. Knox County’s Empirical Analysis

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13 state decisions

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1. “The terms of these public servants who are ineligible for another term do not, however, end with the filing of this opinion. Pursuant to article VII, section 5 of the Tennessee Constitution, every officer shall hold office until a successor is elected or appointed and qualified. In order to assure the continuous repre sentation of all of the people of Knox County in local governmental affairs and as a means of preserving, without interruption, the continuation of essential governmental services, those county commissioners and state constitutional officers otherwise precluded from holding the offices to which they were recently elected may continue as de facto officers until their successors are named in accordance with law.1™13 See Hogan v. Hamilton, 132 Tenn. 554 , 179 S.W. 128 , 129 (1915); see also Cook v. State, 91 Ala. 53 , 8 So. 686 , 687[687] (1890) (holding that a circuit clerk who was no longer qualified to serve was a de facto officer until his successor qualified). FN13. Article VII, section 2 provides that ''[v]acancies in county offices shall be filled by the county legislative body, and any person so appointed shall serve until his successor is elected at the next election occurring after the vacancy is qualified.” See State ex rel. Winstead, v. Moody, 596 S.W.2d 811, 812 (Tenn.1980).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. STATE EX REL. DESELM v. Jordan

2. “The qualified voters of each county shall elect for terms of four years a legislative body, a county executive, a Sheriff, a Trustee , a Register, a County Clerk, and an Assessor of Property. Their qualifications and duties shall be prescribed by the General Assembly.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Teno v. Iwanski

3. “does not provide for the constitutional county offices,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Teno v. Iwanski