A. If a judicial candidate whose name should be on the Primary Election ballot dies before ballot printing has begun for the election, the name of the deceased candidate shall not be printed on the ballot. If ballot printing has begun, votes for the deceased candidate shall not be counted. If the death of a candidate leaves only two (2) surviving candidates, their names shall not appear on the Primary Election ballot, votes shall not be counted in the race and the two (2) names shall appear on the ballot for the General Election.
B. If a judicial candidate whose name should be on the General Election ballot dies before ballot printing has begun, the name of neither candidate shall be printed on the ballot and the Governor shall call a special election to fill the office. In the call for the election, the Governor shall prescribe a filing period, to be held as nearly as practicable as the regular filing period, followed in no less than forty-five (45) days by a Special Primary Election which shall be followed in no less than forty-five (45) days by a Special General Election. The primary and general elections shall be held in the same manner as regular primary and general elections. If the death of a candidate occurs after ballot printing for the regular General Election has begun, votes shall not be counted in the race and the Governor shall call a special election as specified in this subsection.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 129, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.