5-2-403. Appointee to be of same political party. (1) Whenever his predecessor served as a member of a political party, the appointee named under 5-2-402 shall be a member of the same political party and shall be selected from a list of three individuals provided by the county central committees, acting together, of the counties wherein a portion of the senate district lies. Whenever the appointing board is unable to elect an appointee from the submitted list, it shall request a second list of three names from the county central committees. The second list may not contain any of the names submitted on the first list. The appointing board shall then select an appointee from the individuals named on both lists.
     (2) The provisions of this section do not apply if his predecessor served as an independent.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 179, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 198, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 43-215(5).