Requiring the governor to appointment persons to fill vacancies in the offices of United States senator, state treasurer and the commissioner of insurance from a list of names approved by the legislature.

Summary

The bill creates a joint legislative committee that receives nominations from lawmakers, holds public hearings, and forwards five candidates to the full legislature. The legislature then selects three candidates in a joint session, and the governor must appoint one of those three to fill the vacancy. Appointees must belong to the same political party as the departing officeholder and meet residency and registration requirements.

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