A. No elected official who has retired, resigned, or been removed from state or local elective office shall be appointed to succeed himself in the office from which the official retired, resigned, or was removed, unless the removal was due to a defect that is capable of being legally cured prior to qualifying for the election to fill the vacancy. B. No elected official who has retired, resigned, or been removed from state or local elective office shall be eligible as a candidate at an election called to fill the vacancy created by the retirement, resignation, or removal of the elected official, unless the removal was due to a defect that is capable of being legally cured prior to qualifying for the election to fill the vacancy.
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