§ 168.362Township officers; terms; qualification; vacancy; election; commencement of

duties; failure to take oath.
 Sec. 362.
    (1) Beginning in 1980 and for all subsequent elections at which township officers are
 elected, the term of office of all township officers listed in section 358 is 4 years. All terms of
 township officers elected before January 1, 2025 commence at 12 noon on November 20
 following the officer's election. All terms of township officers elected after December 31, 2024
 commence at 12 noon on December 1 following the officer's election. Officers must qualify
 before assuming the duties of the office. Each township officer shall hold office until a
 successor is elected and qualified, but not beyond January 1 following the election. Failure of
 an elected township officer to qualify by January 1 following the officer's election creates a
 vacancy that must be filled as provided in section 370.
    (2) A township officer elected in the general election shall remain in office for the full term
 if the officer failed to take the oath of office within the time prescribed by law and was
 subsequently appointed by the township board to the office for which the officer ran.