Shields v. Wilkins

EDWARD P. HILL, Jr., Chief Justice.

The question on this appeal concerns the tenure of a person appointed member of the board of education of a county school district to fill the vacancy in that office. The appellant contends that the appointment of the appellee by the State Board of Education pursuant to KRS 160.190 entitled the appellee to hold the office only until the next general election, which in the present case occurred at the November election 1968.

The appellee argues that the constitutional provisions for filling vacancies in public offices do not apply to members of boards of…