hold the office to fill the vacancy. Only those persons serving as committeemen and committeewomen at least thirty (30) days prior to the vacancy, or if the vacancy occurs within thirty (30) days after the first Monday in January in oddnumbered years, those precinct committeemen and committeewomen elected at the immediate past primary election and those selected by appointment prior to December 2 of the year in which the election occurred for vacant positions, shall be authorized to vote under this subparagraph. The meeting shall be held not later than fifteen (15) days after the state central committee is notified of the vacancy. The state central committee of each political party shall establish procedures for conducting the vote required under this subparagraph and may delegate the authority to call the meeting required under this subparagraph; (B) The central committee of the political party of the former incumbent shall submit the list selected under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph to the board of county commissioners for each county in which the legislative district is located. Within five (5) days after receiving the list of three (3) names, the board of county commissioners shall fill the vacancy by appointment of one (1) of the three (3) to hold the office; (C) If the incumbent who has vacated office did not represent a political party at the time of his election under W.S. 226120(a)(vii), or at the time of his appointment if not elected to office, the county commissioners shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of this subparagraph. The county commissioners shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, notice that within fifteen (15) days after publication, any person qualified to hold the office may make application directly to the county commissioners for appointment to fill the vacancy. Within twenty (20) days after publication of the notice of the vacancy in office, the county commissioners shall fill the vacancy by appointing one (1) person qualified to hold the office from among those submitting applications; (D) If the legislative district is in more than one (1) county, the vacancy shall be filled by the combined vote of the boards of county commissioners for those counties. The vote of each county commissioner in attendance shall be weighted so that the total vote of the commissioners from each county shall be in proportion to the population of the legislative district within that county. For vacancies created other than by resignation, if the legislative district is in more than one (1)
hold the office to fill the vacancy. Only those persons serving as committeemen and committeewomen at least thirty (30) days prior to the vacancy, or if the vacancy occurs within thirty (30) days after the first Monday in January in oddnumbered years, those precinct committeemen and committeewomen elected at the immediate past primary election and those selected by appointment prior to December 2 of the year in which the election occurred for vacant positions, shall be authorized to vote under this subparagraph. The meeting shall be held not later than fifteen (15) days after the state central committee is notified of the vacancy. The state central committee of each political party shall establish procedures for conducting the vote required under this subparagraph and may delegate the authority to call the meeting required under this subparagraph; (B) The central committee of the political party of the former incumbent shall submit the list selected under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph to the board of county commissioners for each county in which the legislative district is located. Within five (5) days after receiving the list of three (3) names, the board of county commissioners shall fill the vacancy by appointment of one (1) of the three (3) to hold the office; (C) If the incumbent who has vacated office did not represent a political party at the time of his election under W.S. 226120(a)(vii), or at the time of his appointment if not elected to office, the county commissioners shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of this subparagraph. The county commissioners shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, notice that within fifteen (15) days after publication, any person qualified to hold the office may make application directly to the county commissioners for appointment to fill the vacancy. Within twenty (20) days after publication of the notice of the vacancy in office, the county commissioners shall fill the vacancy by appointing one (1) person qualified to hold the office from among those submitting applications; (D) If the legislative district is in more than one (1) county, the vacancy shall be filled by the combined vote of the boards of county commissioners for those counties. The vote of each county commissioner in attendance shall be weighted so that the total vote of the commissioners from each county shall be in proportion to the population of the legislative district within that county. For vacancies created other than by resignation, if the legislative district is in more than one (1)