When a vacancy occurs in the office of district attorney, the Governor must appoint some suitable person to fill the vacancy until the next election and qualification of a successor at the next general election. A person appointed to fill a vacancy in the office must qualify in the same manner as a person elected thereto, and shall have like power and compensation, and perform the same duties.
ORS 8.640
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State ex rel Rosenblum v. Nisley (2020)
Most recently applied in State ex rel Rosenblum v. Nisley (September 2020)
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