20-134.   Same; withdrawal of nominations and substitution of names,when.After the commission has nominated and submitted to the governor thenames of three (3) persons for appointment to fill a vacancy on the supremecourt, any name or names may be withdrawn for cause deemed by thecommission to be of a substantial nature affecting the nominee'squalifications to hold office, and another name or names may be substitutedtherefor at any time before the appointment is made to fill such vacancy.If any nominee dies or requests in writing that his name be withdrawn thecommission shall nominate another person to replace him. Whenever there areexisting at the same time two (2) or more vacancies and the commission hasnominated and submitted to the governor lists of three (3) persons for eachof such vacancies, the commission may, in its sole discretion and before anappointment is made, withdraw the lists of nominations, change the names ofany of such persons nominated from one (1) list to another and resubmitthem as so changed, and may substitute a new name for any of thosepreviously nominated. Action of a commission in withdrawing nominations maybe taken at the same meeting at which the nominations were made, or at anylater meeting.

      History:   L. 1959, ch. 158, § 16; March 24.