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To: longnshort who wrote (466628)	1/23/2012 2:42:47 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793914

Sheriff Joe lives in Maricopa County, That is the Pheonix / Scottsdale are. Giffords district is Southeast Arizona.

To: longnshort who wrote (466628)	1/23/2012 3:35:15 PM
From: goldworldnet	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793914

Congressmen/women can't be appointed, but senators can. The 17th Amendment to the Constitution (1913) established direct election of senators, as well as a means of filling vacant Senate seats. If a vacancy occurs due to a senator's death, resignation, or expulsion, the 17th Amendment allows state legislatures to empower the governor to appoint a replacement to complete the term or to hold office until a special election can take place. There are a few exceptions to this rule. Some states require a special election to fill a vacancy. A few states require the governor to appoint a replacement of the same political party as the previous incumbent. The date when a Senator appointed to fill a vacancy is succeeded by a Senator elected to fill the remainder of the term depends on a number of factors. For more information on how vacancies are filled, see this Report (pdf) from the Congressional Research Service and the Senate Document. senate.gov * * *