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To: Ron who wrote (466324)	1/26/2021 8:04:10 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542903

I don't know how VT replaces Senators prior to an election but if they do it by having the governor replace him, it is depressing to know that the governor is a Republican. If Leahy has to be replaced, will he be replaced by a R? Shades of what happened with Kennedy! Then we go back to a Republican majority in the Senate. Indeed, for the time when Leahy is gone, the Rs would be the majority. goodgrief....

To: Ron who wrote (466324)	1/26/2021 8:09:13 PM
From: Sam	Respond to of 542903

OK, I just looked it up. I have no idea who Scott would pick as an interim Senator. The Vermont Statutes Online Title 17: Elections Chapter 53: Vacancies § 2621. Vacancy in office of U.S. Senator or Representative (a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of U.S. Senator or U.S. Representative, the Governor shall call a special election to fill the vacancy. His or her proclamation shall specify a day for the special election and a day for a special primary, pursuant to section 2352 of this title. (b) The special election shall be held not more than six months from the date the vacancy occurs, except that if the vacancy occurs within six months of a general election, the special election may be held the same day as the general election provided the ballots for the special election are able to be distributed by the deadline set forth in section 2479 of this title. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2019, No. 67, § 18.) § 2622. Interim appointment of U.S. Senator The Governor may make an interim appointment to fill a vacancy in the office of U.S. Senator, pending the filling of the vacancy by special election. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.) legislature.vermont.gov