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guyy · 11-09-2008, 07:41 AM

Sec. 15.40.145. Temporary appointment of United States senator

When a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator, the governor may, at least five days after the date of the vacancy but within 30 days after the date of the vacancy, appoint a qualified individual to fill the vacancy temporarily until the results of the special election called to fill the vacancy are certified. If a special election is not called for the reasons set out in AS 15.40.140 , the individual shall fill the vacancy temporarily until the results of the next general election are certified.

Sec. 15.40.140. Condition and time of calling special election.

When a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator or United States representative, the governor shall, by proclamation, call a special election to be held on a date not less than 60, nor more than 90, days after the date the vacancy occurs. However, if the vacancy occurs on a date that is less than 60 days before or is on or after the date of the primary election in the general election year during which a candidate to fill the office is regularly elected, the governor may not call a special election.

If the vacancy occurs near enough to the scheduled primary, Alaska goes through the regular election cycle. Otherwise, the gov. appoints a substitute senator to serve until the people choose a new senator in a special election. One murky issue here is whether Alaska law conflicts with Article I Amendment 17 of the US Constitution.

Keep in mind that as of Friday, there were 80,000 ballots left to count. That's about 1/4 of the votes cast.

11-09-2008, 07:41 AM	#14 (permalink)
guyy Addict Location: Cottage Grove, Wisconsin	Sec. 15.40.145. Temporary appointment of United States senator When a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator, the governor may, at least five days after the date of the vacancy but within 30 days after the date of the vacancy, appoint a qualified individual to fill the vacancy temporarily until the results of the special election called to fill the vacancy are certified. If a special election is not called for the reasons set out in AS 15.40.140 , the individual shall fill the vacancy temporarily until the results of the next general election are certified. Sec. 15.40.140. Condition and time of calling special election. When a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator or United States representative, the governor shall, by proclamation, call a special election to be held on a date not less than 60, nor more than 90, days after the date the vacancy occurs. However, if the vacancy occurs on a date that is less than 60 days before or is on or after the date of the primary election in the general election year during which a candidate to fill the office is regularly elected, the governor may not call a special election. If the vacancy occurs near enough to the scheduled primary, Alaska goes through the regular election cycle. Otherwise, the gov. appoints a substitute senator to serve until the people choose a new senator in a special election. One murky issue here is whether Alaska law conflicts with Article I Amendment 17 of the US Constitution. Keep in mind that as of Friday, there were 80,000 ballots left to count. That's about 1/4 of the votes cast. Last edited by guyy; 11-09-2008 at 07:56 AM..