1、1 For House vacancies, see U.S. Constitution, Art. I, Sec. 2, cl. 4, and 2 U.S.C. 8. For Senatevacancies, see U.S. Constitution, Art. I, Sec. 3, and Amendment 17, paragraph 2.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS22157Up
2、dated September 7, 2005Vacancies and Special Elections: 109th CongressSula P. RichardsonAnalyst in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryThis report records vacancies in the offices of U.S. Representative and Senator thatoccur during the 109th Congress. It provides inform
3、ation on the former incumbents, theprocess by which these vacancies are filled, and the names of Members who fill thevacant seats. There have been three vacancies to date in the 109th Congress, all in theHouse. One, in the 5th District of California, was caused by the death of the incumbentbefore th
4、e convening of the 109th Congress, to which he had been re-elected. The othertwo vacancies were caused by the resignation of the incumbent in the 2nd District ofOhio and the 48th District of California. The first vacancy was filled by special electionon March 8, 2005. The second vacancy was filled b
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