Susan Johnson voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Elections to Fill US Senate Vacancies
Signed by Governor Jodi Rell
Title: Elections to Fill US Senate Vacancies
A vote to change the process of filling United States senate vacancies from governor appointment to special election.
-Takes away governor's power to fill senate vacancies by appointment (Sec. 1). -Requires the governor to call for a special election no more than ten days after a senate vacancy (Sec. 1). -Mandates that the special election will be carried out in a manner identical to that of the general state election (Sec. 1).
Title: Elections to Fill US Senate Vacancies
A vote to change the process of filling United States senate vacancies from governor appointment to special election.
-Takes away governor's power to fill senate vacancies by appointment (Sec. 1). -Requires the governor to call for a special election no more than ten days after a senate vacancy (Sec. 1). -Mandates that the special election will be carried out in a manner identical to that of the general state election (Sec. 1).
Title: Elections to Fill US Senate Vacancies