78A-10-304 - Vacancies. - Utah Statutes

78A-10-304. Vacancies.
(1) The governor shall fill any vacancy on the Trial Court Nominating Commission.
(2) If a commissioner is disqualified or otherwise unable to serve, the governor shallappoint a new commissioner of the same political party as the unavailable commissioner.
(3) If a vacancy occurs among commission members who are also members of the UtahState Bar, the governor shall replace that commissioner with a person from a list of nomineessubmitted by the Utah State Bar as provided in Section 78A-10-302.
(4) The governor shall ensure that each person who is appointed to fill any vacancy in theoffice of commissioner, other than a vacancy caused by expiration of term, is a member of thesame political party as the commissioner whom the person replaced.
(5) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall beappointed for the unexpired term of the commissioner being replaced and may not bereappointed.

Enacted by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session