Genuine question [from UK citizen] - why does a Senator's death in office not automatically result in an election for that vacant seat?
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we had an election in NJ when something like this happened. I was thinking the same thing. the people get the vote, they can't just appoint whoever they want.
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Indeed. Had assumed covered by your constitution but apparently not.
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The Seventeenth Amendment allows state legislatures to give their governors the power "to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct". 45 States allow this. Each State can determine its own rules.
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Thank you very much for the clarification. Fascinating stuff.
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Just what Congress needs... another old straight white man
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Well he is a steady conservative
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Bill never passes up the opportunity of checking out other women no matter where he is, after all he is married to Hillary
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Not a good thing. An extreme right winger.
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Was hoping the governor would ask Megan McCain to fill her dad's seat
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Of course you would.
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Uh... They 2020? What, no midterm election?
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Senators serve for 6 years, not 2 like Representatives. He will finish McCain’s term.
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Oops. My bad. Thanks for enlightening me.
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You've heard about her emails, right? She put the entire country at risk! And thats just a start. BTW you might wanna read up in how the electoral college works. Oh, that's right, you don't care because it didn't give the results u wanted.
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Trump supporters make about as much sense as a mud fence. Please advise of what Hillary has done to negatively affect your life personally? And try not to stray from the question. Asking for the 3 million folks the electoral college ignored.
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What has she done that more than a dozen Republican-led investigations have not already found?
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