Vacancy

Vacancy in Election Law

Situation in which a specific position or office is held by no one due to the previous incumbent’s death, incapacitation, resignation or dismissal. When this happens, an early election may be held to fill the post.

Trustees, Vacancy

From the book The Clergyman’s Hand-book of Law, about Trustees, Vacancy (1): When land is conveyed to certain persons as trustees of a church and their successors lawfully appointed, a court of equity will not step in to fill a vacancy but will leave that to be filled by the church in accordance with its discipline.515 But an attempt to sell real estate of a religious society against the provisions of its charter, will be prevented by a court of equity.516

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Notes and References

1. Charles M. Scanlan, The Clergyman’s Hand-book of Law. The Law of Church and Grave (1909), Benziger Brothers, New York, Cincinnati, Chicago

See Also

• Religion
• Church

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See Also

• Election Law
• Electoral Laws
• Electoral Legislation