§ 168.198Withdrawal of candidate after nomination for office; replacement of candidate

dying before election; vacancy.
 Sec. 198.
    (1) If a candidate of a political party files a nominating petition or filing fee for a county
 office and has been nominated for the office by a political party, the candidate is not permitted
 to withdraw unless he or she has moved from the county or has become physically unfit.
    (2) If a candidate of a political party files a nominating petition or filing fee for the office of
 county commissioner and has been nominated for that office by a political party, the candidate
 is not permitted to withdraw unless he or she has moved from the county or from the district
 from which he or she was nominated or has become physically unfit.
    (3) If the person who has been nominated as the candidate of a political party for a county
 office or the office of county commissioner dies before the date of the election for that office,
 the county executive committee of the party whose candidate has died shall select, by majority
 vote, a replacement for that person. The name of the replacement selected shall be transmitted
 to the election officials responsible for the preparation and distribution of ballots, and the
 name of the replacement shall be affixed to each ballot in place of the name of the original
 candidate.
    (4) A vacancy shall not be filled by a county executive committee except as provided in this
 section.
    (5) This prohibition shall not be construed to prohibit the withdrawal of a candidate who
 was nominated without having filed a nominating petition or filing fee and whose name has
 been written or placed on the ballot of a political party.


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