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originally posted by: Vector99
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: schuyler
And yet, Arizona Republicans want to change the law only now.
For some reason.
What change? The link is broken and state law already mandates the governor appoint someone of the same political party to serve until the next general election.
state law already mandates the governor appoint someone
originally posted by: CB328
state law already mandates the governor appoint someone
According to the article they are supposed to have a special election, the appointment is short term. They want to make it long term so the people can't vote and have a senator appointed for them undemocratically.
originally posted by: CB328
state law already mandates the governor appoint someone
According to the article they are supposed to have a special election, the appointment is short term. They want to make it long term so the people can't vote and have a senator appointed for them undemocratically.
C. For a vacancy in the office of United States senator, the governor shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy. That appointee shall be of the same political party as the person vacating the office and shall serve until the person elected at the next general election is qualified and assumes office. If the person vacating the office changed political party affiliations after taking office, the person who is appointed to fill the vacancy shall be of the same political party that the vacating officeholder was when the vacating officeholder was elected or appointed to that office.
thehill.com...
The proposal, likely to come up for a vote next week, would allow an appointee to an open Senate seat to hold that seat for two full years if the vacancy occurs within 150 days of a regularly scheduled primary election.
Current law would give voters the right to pick a candidate to fill the remainder of a Senate term in the subsequent general election if a vacancy occurs by May 31, six weeks away. If the vacancy occurs after that date, anyone appointed by Gov. Doug Ducey (R) would hold the seat until the 2020 election.
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C. For a vacancy in the office of United States senator, the governor shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy. That appointee shall be of the same political party as the person vacating the office and shall serve until the person elected at the next general election is qualified and assumes office. If the person vacating the office changed political party affiliations after taking office, the person who is appointed to fill the vacancy shall be of the same political party that the vacating officeholder was when the vacating officeholder was elected or appointed to that office.