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dsc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-10 04:46 PM
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What happens if one of our appointed Senators (Bennett, Kauffman, WV's guy, Gillibrand, Burris) has his or her seat change party in the election. My assumption is that we would have the winner in WV seated immediately but the rest wouldn't. Is that the case?
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Geoff R. Casavant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-10 04:56 PM
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1. I think that is the way ot would play out, yes.
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bornskeptic Donating Member (951 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-10 05:52 PM
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2. I believe only Burris would remai until the end of this congress.
The CO, WV, DE, and NY elections are special elections, so the winner can be seated whenever determined. The IL election is not a special election, since the term Burris is completing expires in January anyway, and the elction in November is for the term beginning in January. I could be mistaken if any of those states has a special law for that situation.
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SemiCharmedQuark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-10 05:57 PM
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3. Here in Chicago, we have to vote for a senator twice.
They decided that people have to vote twice for a senator on election day. Once for the interim senator and once for the real senator. No matter what happens, Burris is gone Nov. 3.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-10 11:05 PM
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4. Are they not sworn in for the remainder of the current session?
... and MY question, why is Murkowski losing her leadership positions NOW? Why cant she keep them until January?
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