Sec. 8. (a) If any nominee dies or requests in writing that his name be withdrawn, the nominating committee shall nominate another person to replace him from the list of candidates previously considered for that vacancy.

     (b) Whenever there are existing at the same time two (2) or more vacancies, the committee shall submit to the governor a single list of the names of those persons nominated for the vacancies. The number of names that the nominating committee shall include on the list equals three (3) times the number of vacancies. The rights provided and duties assigned to the governor and the nominating committee by section 5(b) of this chapter also apply to a list of names submitted by the nominating committee to the governor under this subsection.

As added by P.L.43-1983, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.87-1985, SEC.2.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-1.5-8

  • committee: means the nominating committee established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 8-1-1.5-2
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Vacancy: means an opening on the membership of the commission or nominating committee which occurs by reason of death, retirement, resignation, removal, expiration of term without reappointment. See Indiana Code 8-1-1.5-2
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