House and Senate Vacancies: How Are They Filled?

Richardson, Sula P. ; Neale, Thomas H.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Congress;    Members of Congress;    Congressional elections;    Nominations for office;    Special elections;   

RP-ID  :  97-1009
RP-ID  :  97-1009_2003Jan22

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses how vacancies in Congress are filled when a Senator or Representative dies, resigns, declines to serve, or is expelled or excluded from either house. The Constitution requires that vacancies in both houses be filled by special election, but in the case of the Senate, it empowers state legislatures to provide for temporary appointments by the state governor until special elections can be scheduled.