Each appointing power, designating disaster successors for state officers shall file the designations and any changes thereto with the secretary of state. Each appointing power designating disaster successors for district, county, municipal or precinct or other local offices shall file the designations with the county clerk of the county in which the office is located. The designation or change shall be effective when so filed. The appointing power shall also notify the designee of his designation and the order and designation of all other alternates to the office. History: 1953 Comp., § 4-18-10, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 137, § 10. ANNOTATIONSSeverability. — Laws 1959, ch. 137, § 11, provided for the severability of the act if any part or application thereof was held invalid.
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