HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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CREATED SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURRED AFTER THE DAY OF
THE ELECTION. THESE PROVISIONS DO NOT APPLY TO THE OFFICES
OF GOVERNOR OR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

9-7.

(A)  IF THE DEATH, DECLINATION, OR DISQUALIFICATION OF
A CANDIDATE OCCURS AFTER THE PRIMARY BUT BEFORE A
CERTIFICATE OF NOMINATION HAS BEEN ISSUED, THE CANVASS AND
CERTIFICATION SHALL NEVERTHELESS PROCEED AS IF THE DEATH,
DECLINATION, OR DISQUALIFICATION HAD NOT OCCURRED. IF THE
PERSON WHO IS CERTIFIED AS THE NOMINEE HAS DIED, DECLINED,
OR BEEN DISQUALIFIED, A NEW NOMINEE MAY BE NAMED IN THE
MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.

(B)  IF THE DEATH, DECLINATION, OR DISQUALIFICATION OF
A NOMINEE OCCURS AFTER THE ELECTION BUT BEFORE THE
DECLARATION OF THE RESULTS, THE CANVASS AND DECLARATION
SHALL NEVERTHELESS PROCEED AS IF THE DEATH, DECLINATION, OR
DISQUALIFICATION HAS NOT OCCURRED. IF THE PERSON WHO IS
DECLARED ELECTED HAS DIED, DECLINED, OR BEEN DISQUALIFIED,
THE RESULTING VACANCY IN THE OFFICE SHALL BE FILLED IN THE
MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. THESE PROVISIONS DO NOT APPLY TO
THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR OR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1981.

Approved May 19, 1981.

CHAPTER 791

(House Bill 1603)

AN ACT concerning

Tax Exemption - Continuing Care Facility for the Aged

FOR the purpose of defining a continuing care facility for
the Aged and to specifically exempt those portions of
the continuing care facility's property which are used
to provide health carer and religious worship, and
community facilities for the elderly from real and
personal property taxes; providing an exemption for
certain other remaining facilities if more than a

certain percentage of the residents thereof are

families of limited incomes; and providing a credit of
a certain percentage of the real and personal property
taxes on certain other facilities.; and providing that
this Act be effective from a certain date.

BY adding to