Ohio Code § 3.03
Ohio Code § 3.03. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 3.03.
When a vacancy in an office filled by appointment of the governor, with the advice
and consent of the senate, occurs by expiration of term or otherwise during a regular
session of the senate, the governor shall appoint a person to fill such vacancy and
forthwith report such appointment to the senate. If such vacancy occurs when the senate is not in session, and no appointment has
been made and confirmed in anticipation of such vacancy, the governor shall fill the
vacancy and report the appointment to the next regular session of the senate, and,
if the senate advises and consents thereto, such appointee shall hold the office for
the full term, otherwise a new appointment shall be made. A person appointed by the governor when the senate is not in session or on or after
the convening of the first regular session and more than ten days before the adjournment
sine die of the second regular session to fill an office for which a fixed term expires
or a vacancy otherwise occurs is considered qualified to fill such office until the
senate before the adjournment sine die of its second regular session acts or fails
to act upon such appointment pursuant to section 21 of Article III, Ohio Constitution .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 3.03
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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