1577 Political Factoid

Political Factoid

The Constitution has always required a
special election if a vacancy occurs
in the House of Representatives,*
but was initially silent about a vacancy
in the Senate.**

*	Art.I, Sec.2, Clause 4
**	Art.I, Sec.3 The 17th Amendment somewhat rectified this. (Originally, senators were selected by the state legislatures, not by a vote of the people.)

cf. U.S. Constitution

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Collected by students of	Zo^o University
Last updated *	2016-10-25