§ 168.135Candidate for representative in congress; death; selection of candidate to fill

vacancy; ballots.
 Sec. 135.
    If a candidate of a political party for the office of representative in congress, after having
 qualified as a candidate, dies after the last day for qualifying, leaving the political party
 without a candidate for the office of representative in congress, a candidate to fill the vacancy
 may be selected by 3 delegates elected by a majority of the precinct delegates and nominees
 for state representative and state senator in a state representative or state senatorial district of
 the candidate's political party from within the boundaries of the congressional district. If the
 district comprises more than 1 county, the meeting shall be called and conducted by the
 chairperson of the state central committee or his or her authorized representative. The name of
 the candidate selected shall be transmitted to the county officials required by law to print and
 distribute ballots. The name of the candidate shall be printed on the ballots, but if the ballots
 have been printed, the county officials shall have the ballots reprinted with the candidate's
 name on the ballots and the reprinted ballots shall be distributed to the various voting precincts
 within their respective counties.