No person is eligible for appointment to fill a vacancy in any elective office, whether State or local, unless that person would have been qualified to vote as an elector for that office if an election were to be held on the date of appointment. This section is intended to implement the provisions of Section 8 of Article VI of the Constitution. (2007-391, s. 27(a).)
§ 128-8: Repealed by Session Laws 1981, c. 884, s. 13.
§ 128-9: Repealed by Session Laws 1979, c. 650.