The Boston Herald is reporting today that the Massachusetts House of Representatives has voted 97-58 in favor of allowing Governor Deval Patrick appoint someone to fill Ted Kennedy's Senate seat until a special election is held in January. The bill still has to be voted on in the Senate. This legislative change was suggested by Senator Kennedy.
The article reports:
"House Speaker Robert DeLeo, a Democrat, said the change is needed to ensure Massachusetts continues to be represented by two senators until voters can choose a replacement during a Jan. 19 special election."
The law was changed in 2004 (also at the urging of Senator Kennedy) because the state had a Republican governor and the Democrats who run the state did not want a Republican Governor making the choice.
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