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[-] adarza@piefed.ca 11 points 17 hours ago

afaik it's by election only now to fill a vacant senate seat from kentucky. the republicant super-majority in that state legislature passed a law that took the governor, including the sitting 2-term democrat, out of that process.

[-] Mirshe@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago

Yup, they passed it specifically last April to stop Beshear from appointing anyone.

Now, TECHNICALLY this might garner a challenge in the state Supreme Court - it didn't amend the state constitution, which says the governor can appoint for vacant seats.

[-] adarza@piefed.ca 2 points 13 hours ago

the inevitable court case would go on longer than turtle's term.

[-] arrow74@lemmy.zip 7 points 16 hours ago

https://ballotpedia.org/Filling_vacancies_in_the_U.S._Senate

You are correct the seat, no matter what, would sit vacant until a special election is held

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