46.2A Special appointment or election of state judicial nominating commission members.
1. As used in this section, “congressional district” means those districts established following the 2010 federal decennial census and described in chapter 40.
2. Notwithstanding sections 46.1 and 46.2, the terms of the appointed and elected members of the state judicial nominating commission serving on December 31, 2012, shall expire on that date.
3. The terms of newly appointed and elected members of the state judicial nominating commission shall commence on January 1, 2013, based upon the number of congressional districts as enacted pursuant to chapter 42.
4. The initial term of the appointed members shall be as follows:
a. In the congressional district described as the first district, there shall be one member with a term of two years and one member with a term of six years.
b. In the congressional district described as the second district, there shall be one member with a term of two years and one member with a term of four years.
c. In the congressional district described as the third district, there shall be one member with a term of four years and one member with a term of six years.
d. In the congressional district described as the fourth district, there shall be one member with a term of two years and one member with a term of four years.
5. The initial term of the elected members shall be as follows:
a. In the congressional district described as the first district, there shall be one member with a term of two years and one member with a term of four years.
b. In the congressional district described as the second district, there shall be one member with a term of four years and one member with a term of six years.
c. In the congressional district described as the third district, there shall be one member with a term of two years and one member with a term of six years.
d. In the congressional district described as the fourth district, there shall be one member with a term of four years and one member with a term of six years.
6. The appointed and elected members from each congressional district shall be gender balanced as provided in section 69.16A.
7. After the initial term is served pursuant to this section, the appointed members shall be appointed to six-year terms as provided in section 46.1, and the elected members shall be elected to six-year terms as provided in section 46.2.
2008 Acts, ch 1049, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §13; 2012 Acts, ch 1021, §37
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