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| To amend section 1907.11 of the Revised Code to | 1 |
| eliminate a judgeship in the Belmont County County | 2 |
| Court and to declare an emergency. | 3 |
| Section 1. That section 1907.11 of the Revised Code be | 4 |
| amended to read as follows: | 5 |
| Sec. 1907.11. (A) Each county court district shall have the | 6 |
| following county court judges, to be elected as follows: | 7 |
| In the Adams county county court, one part-time judge shall | 8 |
| be elected in 1982. | 9 |
| In the Ashtabula county county court, one part-time judge | 10 |
| shall be elected in 1980, and one part-time judge shall be elected | 11 |
| in 1982. | 12 |
| In the Belmont county county court, | 13 |
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| part-time judges shall be elected in 1994, terms to commence on | 15 |
| January 1, 1995, and January 2, 1995, respectively. | 16 |
| In the Butler county county court, one part-time judge shall | 17 |
| be elected in 1992, term to commence on January 1, 1993, and two | 18 |
| part-time judges shall be elected in 1994, terms to commence on | 19 |
| January 1, 1995, and January 2, 1995, respectively. | 20 |
| Until December 31, 2007, in the Erie county county court, one | 21 |
| part-time judge shall be elected in 1982. Effective January 1, | 22 |
| 2008, the Erie county county court shall cease to exist. | 23 |
| In the Fulton county county court, one part-time judge shall | 24 |
| be elected in 1980, and one part-time judge shall be elected in | 25 |
| 1982. | 26 |
| In the Harrison county county court, one part-time judge | 27 |
| shall be elected in 1982. | 28 |
| In the Highland county county court, one part-time judge | 29 |
| shall be elected in 1982. | 30 |
| In the Jefferson county county court, one part-time judge | 31 |
| shall be elected in 1992, term to commence on January 1, 1993, and | 32 |
| two part-time judges shall be elected in 1994, terms to commence | 33 |
| on January 1, 1995, and January 2, 1995, respectively. | 34 |
| In the Mahoning county county court, one part-time judge | 35 |
| shall be elected in 1992, term to commence on January 1, 1993, and | 36 |
| three part-time judges shall be elected in 1994, terms to commence | 37 |
| on January 1, 1995, January 2, 1995, and January 3, 1995, | 38 |
| respectively. | 39 |
| In the Meigs county county court, one part-time judge shall | 40 |
| be elected in 1982. | 41 |
| In the Monroe county county court, one part-time judge shall | 42 |
| be elected in 1982. | 43 |
| In the Montgomery county county court, three part-time judges | 44 |
| shall be elected in 1998, terms to commence on January 1, 1999, | 45 |
| January 2, 1999, and January 3, 1999, respectively, and two | 46 |
| part-time judges shall be elected in 1994, terms to commence on | 47 |
| January 1, 1995, and January 2, 1995, respectively. | 48 |
| In the Morgan county county court, one part-time judge shall | 49 |
| be elected in 1982. | 50 |
| In the Muskingum county county court, one part-time judge | 51 |
| shall be elected in 1980, and one part-time judge shall be elected | 52 |
| in 1982. | 53 |
| In the Noble county county court, one part-time judge shall | 54 |
| be elected in 1982. | 55 |
| In the Paulding county county court, one part-time judge | 56 |
| shall be elected in 1982. | 57 |
| In the Perry county county court, one part-time judge shall | 58 |
| be elected in 1982. | 59 |
| In the Pike county county court, one part-time judge shall be | 60 |
| elected in 1982. | 61 |
| In the Putnam county county court, one part-time judge shall | 62 |
| be elected in 1980, and one part-time judge shall be elected in | 63 |
| 1982. | 64 |
| In the Sandusky county county court, two part-time judges | 65 |
| shall be elected in 1994, terms to commence on January 1, 1995, | 66 |
| and January 2, 1995, respectively. | 67 |
| In the Trumbull county county court, one part-time judge | 68 |
| shall be elected in 1992, and one part-time judge shall be elected | 69 |
| in 1994. | 70 |
| In the Tuscarawas county county court, one part-time judge | 71 |
| shall be elected in 1982. | 72 |
| In the Vinton county county court, one part-time judge shall | 73 |
| be elected in 1982. | 74 |
| In the Warren county county court, one part-time judge shall | 75 |
| be elected in 1980, and one part-time judge shall be elected in | 76 |
| 1982. | 77 |
| (B)(1) Additional judges shall be elected at the next regular | 78 |
| election for a county court judge as provided in section 1907.13 | 79 |
| of the Revised Code. | 80 |
| (2) Vacancies caused by the death or the resignation from, | 81 |
| forfeiture of, or removal from office of a judge shall be filled | 82 |
| in accordance with section 107.08 of the Revised Code, except as | 83 |
| provided in section 1907.15 of the Revised Code. | 84 |
| Section 2. That existing section 1907.11 of the Revised Code | 85 |
| is hereby repealed. | 86 |
| Section 3. This act eliminates the position of the part-time | 87 |
| judge of the Belmont County County Court whose term expires on | 88 |
| December 31, 2010. There shall be no election for that position in | 89 |
| the general election of 2010. | 90 |
| Section 4. This act is hereby declared to be an emergency | 91 |
| measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public | 92 |
| peace, health, and safety. The reason for such necessity is to | 93 |
| prevent any nominating petitions from being filed prior to the | 94 |
| general election on November 2, 2010, for the judgeship that is to | 95 |
| be eliminated by this act. Therefore, this act shall go into | 96 |
| immediate effect. | 97 |