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General Government: G 1.1000 - Home rule

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  1. If a county becomes a home rule county may all of the elected officials become appointed except the prosecutor and the judges?

    Yes. Art. XI, sec. 4 of the state constitution (paragraph 3) provides:

    Any home rule charter proposed as herein provided, may provide for such county officers as may be deemed necessary to carry out and perform all county functions as provided by charter or by general law, and for their compensation, but shall not affect the election of the prosecuting attorney, the county superintendent of schools, the judges of the superior court, and the justices of the peace, or the jurisdiction of the courts.

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  1. Court Decisions - Home Rule Charter Form of Government
    Court decisions about home rule charter form of government