When a vacancy occurs in the office of state auditor the governor shall immediately appoint an auditor to fill such vacancy for the residue of the term in which the vacancy occurred, and until his successor is elected or appointed, commissioned and qualified.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 29.280
Vacancy — governor to fill
Effective: 28 Aug 1945; (RSMo 1939 § 13016, A.L. 1945 p. 584 § 4); Prior revisions: 1929 § 11394; 1919 § 13291; 1909 § 11803
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.