20-134. Same; withdrawal of nominations and substitution of names, when.
20-134
20-134. Same; withdrawal of nominations and substitution of names,
when.
After the commission has nominated and submitted to the governor the
names of three (3) persons for appointment to fill a vacancy on the supreme
court, any name or names may be withdrawn for cause deemed by the
commission to be of a substantial nature affecting the nominee's
qualifications to hold office, and another name or names may be substituted
therefor 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If any nominee dies or requests in writing that his name be withdrawn the
commission shall nominate another person to replace him. Whenever there are
existing at the same time two (2) or more vacancies and the commission has
nominated and submitted to the governor lists of three (3) persons for each
of such vacancies, the commission may, in its sole discretion and before an
appointment is made, withdraw the lists of nominations, change the names of
any of such persons nominated from one (1) list to another and resubmit
them as so changed, and may substitute a new name for any of those
previously nominated. Action of a commission in withdrawing nominations may
be taken at the same meeting at which the nominations were made, or at any
later meeting.
History: L. 1959, ch. 158, § 16; March 24.