R356-2-8. Certifying the List of Nominees

  (1) After the commission has determined which applicants to include in the list of nominees, it shall deliver the list of nominees to the governor, the president of the Senate and the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel by letter from the chair of the commission.

  (2) Commission staff shall deliver to the governor a copy of the complete application and all related documents for each nominee.

  (3)(a) If a nominee withdraws before the governor has made an appointment, the commission may, at the request of the governor, nominate a replacement if it can do so before the expiration of the commission's original 45-day deadline.

  (b) Unless time permits, the commission does not need to publish the name of the replacement nominee for public comment.