SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to hold a special election to fill the District 1 seat that became vacant after Chair Nora Vargas' surprise announcement that she would step down and not serve a second term, despite winning reelection in November.

San Diego County supervisors are meeting Tuesday to decide how to fill the vacancy Nora Vargas has unexpectedly created. After Vargas announced last month that she would not serve the second term she’d just been elected to,

The seat became vacant earlier this month after Chair Nora Vargas' surprise announcement that she would step down and not serve a second term, despite winning reelection in November.

The county Board of Supervisors should approve a special election rather than a political appointment to fill the District 1 seat vacated by Nora Vargas, a candidate said Tuesday.

Monday was the last day in office for San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nora Vargas and a handful of elected officials are competing for her seat.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday is expected to decide on how to replace Nora Vargas. The president-elect said he had an “obligation” to attack one specific late night host. A photo shared by Vice President Kamala Harris from Jimmy Carter's funeral has gone viral due to the exclusion of President-elect Donald Trump.