In the event a vacancy shall occur among the delegates during the course of the Convention, the Convention shall formally notify the Election Commission of this fact. The Election Commission shall then refer to the results of the April 16 election and certify as a replacement delegate the person who finished next highest in the district in which the vacancy occurred. In the event there was no person finishing lower in the election results, then the Commissioner of the district in which the vacancy occurred shall nominate three (3) qualified persons from that district and the Convention shall by a plurality of the affirmative votes cast elect one (1) of such persons to fill the vacancy.

SOURCE: GC § 15200.13 added by P.L. 13-202:1.