Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. When a vacancy occurs in the office of U.S. Senator, requires that: (i) the Governor make a temporary appointment and the office be filled at the next general election at which that office is scheduled to be filled, if the vacancy occurs less than one year before that election, and (ii) the vacancy be filled by the Governor by temporary appointment and at a special election, designated by the Governor, if the vacancy occurs one year or more before the next general election at which that office is scheduled to be filled. Requires the State to reimburse each election authority for costs associated with any special election held before January 1, 2011 to fill a vacancy in the office of U.S. Senator. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-25 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB3793 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Gregory Harris [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-013	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Harry Osterman [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-014	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative James Brosnahan [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-036	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Julie Hamos [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-018	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kevin Joyce [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-035	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mike Boland [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-071	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Paul Froehlich [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-056	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sidney Mathias [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-053	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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