'Resign!' Fury hits GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski as she blasts Trump pick she voted to affirm

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35. Senators can't be recalled.

Every state has different laws about whether state and local officials can be recalled, and many states don't have recalls at all. Members of Congress (Representatives and Senators are a whole different story. Since this keeps coming up from time to time, here are the facts:

Any attempt by a state to recall a member of Congress is prohibited by the Federal Constitution. A vacancy in the office of U.S. senator or representative can be created only by the incumbent's death or resignation, the expiration of his term, or some direct action of the body (the Senate or the House of Representatives) which is empowered to expel members (Burton v. U.S. 202 US 344, at 369). There is no constitutional authority to hold a special election that would be required to fill a seat in the event a member was recalled. Source[[/excerpt