Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 45:1161.1 - Creation; composition; age; residence; domicile; qualifications; election; termsA. There shall be a Public Service Commission, which shall consist of five members, who shall be qualified electors. The members shall be elected from single-member districts, established as provided by law.B. An elector who at the time of qualification as a candidate has attained the age of eighteen years, resided in the state for the preceding two years, and been actually domiciled for the preceding year in the single-member district established by law from which he seeks election is eligible for election to the commission.C. The members shall be elected at the congressional elections for overlapping terms of six years, and shall take office and begin their terms on the first day of January following election.Added by Acts 1972, No. 14, §1; emerg. eff. June 12, 1972, at 2:30 P.M.; Acts 1972, No. 459, §1, emerg. eff. July 12, 1972 at 5:30 P.M.; Acts 1975, No. 4, §1, eff. June 13, 1975; Acts 1981, No. 122, §4; Acts 2001, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 2, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2015, No. 345, §1.Amended by Acts 2015, No. 345,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2015.Added by Acts 1972, No. 14, §1; emerg. eff. 6/12/1972, at 2:30 P.M.; Acts 1972, No. 459, §1, emerg. eff. 7/12/1972 at 5:30 P.M.; Acts 1975, No. 4, §1, eff. 6/13/1975; Acts 1981, No. 122, §4; Acts 2001, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 2, §1, eff. 1/1/2003 (eff. for election purposes only for the regular elections in 2002).