§ 16-223 — Issuance of proclamation for special election by governor; publication by clerks of boards of supervisors

A. Within ten days after a vacancy occurs in the office of representative in Congress, if a special primary and special general election are required by section 16-222, the governor shall issue a proclamation containing a statement of the time of the special primary election and the special general election and the offices to be filled.

B. The governor shall transmit a copy of the election proclamation to the officer in charge of elections and the clerk of each board of supervisors of each county that is required to participate in the special election.

C. The clerk of the board of supervisors of each county that is required to participate in the special election, within five days after receiving the proclamation prescribed in subsection B of this section, shall publish a copy of the election proclamation in an official newspaper of the county at least five days before the special primary election and at least five days before the special general election and shall post on a county-operated website a notice stating the dates of the special primary election and the special general election.