Thomason v. Florence

SHORES, Justice.

This expedited appeal, submitted on briefs, presents the issue of whether a tax assessor appointed to an office vacated by a prior appointee (who had been appointed upon the death of the original, elected tax assessor) is required to stand for election at the first general election to be held six months or more after the first vacancy and appointment or whether the subsequent vacancy and appointment postpone the requirement of election until six months or more after that appointment.

In November, 1978, the Honorable Earl T. Rogers was elected and sworn in as tax assessor of…