HB 659 - Specifies Method of Vacancy Filling for US Senators - North Carolina Key Vote
Amos Quick III voted Nay (Concurrence Vote) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Passage
- June 26, 2018
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- June 13, 2018
- Senate Bill Passed
- June 12, 2018
- House Bill Passed
- April 26, 2018
- Introduced
- April 6, 2017
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Title: Specifies Method of Vacancy Filling for US Senators
None by Governor Roy Cooper III
Title: Specifies Method of Vacancy Filling for US Senators
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with House amendment and pass a bill that authorizes the Governor to appoint US Senators from a list presented by the State executive committee of the party of the previous senator.
Highlights:
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Specifies that when a United States Senate seat is vacated, the governor will select from a list of 3 people recommended by the State Executive Committee of the same political party as the vacating member (Sec. 1).
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Requires the recommendation be presented within 30 days of the vacation of the seat (Sec. 1).
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NOTE: THIS IS A SECOND READING VOTE TO CUT OFF DEBATE ON THE BILL AND ADVANCE IT TO THE THIRD READING IN WHICH AN UP-OR-DOWN VOTE FOR PASSAGE WILL OCCUR.
Title: Specifies Method of Vacancy Filling for US Senators
Title: Specifies Method of Vacancy Filling for US Senators
Title: Specifies Method of Vacancy Filling for US Senators