§ 25304 County Office Vacancy Appointments

• •If a county job is empty (like someone quits or can't do it anymore), the board of supervisors picks someone to fill it.
• •This doesn't apply to judges or the supervisors themselves—they have different rules.
• •The person picked stays in the job until the next big election, then someone might be voted in instead.

The county sheriff suddenly retires before their term is over.

The board of supervisors will pick a new sheriff to finish the term until the next election, where people can vote for someone new.