Great questions! I'm sure there are a few poli-sci and history profs reading these comments who are able to give better answers than I can. Google is often useful for the quick and general....
Great questions! I'm sure there are a few poli-sci and history profs reading these comments who are able to give better answers than I can. Google is often useful for the quick and general....
I did a little google search to find out that the state governor replaces a senator until a special election is called. Although there may be differences in each state. The governor of Missouri is a republican. The governor of Wisconsin is a democrat. Wonder if a governor is required to replace with like party?
Great questions! I'm sure there are a few poli-sci and history profs reading these comments who are able to give better answers than I can. Google is often useful for the quick and general....
I did a little google search to find out that the state governor replaces a senator until a special election is called. Although there may be differences in each state. The governor of Missouri is a republican. The governor of Wisconsin is a democrat. Wonder if a governor is required to replace with like party?
Well, I hope all these insurrectionist politicians are arrested and run through the wringer. This will not be pretty.
This website lists this how each state handles a senate vacancy.
https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vacancies-in-the-united-states-senate637302453.aspx#Foot1
Of special note: McConnell just helped Kentucky change the way a senate vacancy is handled: KentuckyтАЩs SB 228 requires the governor to appoint someone who shares the same political party as the departing senator and makes them select that person from a list of three names provided by the executive committee of that senator's state party. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-general-assembly/2021/03/30/mitch-mcconnell-recommended-changes-kentuckys-senate-vacancy-rules/7056325002/
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