Authority of the Senate to Exclude and Not Seat a Senator-Elect or Senator-Designate.

Provides constitutional and legal analysis of authority of Senate to refuse by majority vote to seat a Senator-elect or Senator-designate who presents credentials from the proper officials of a State, in light of a contested Senate election, and an appointment by a governor to fill a Senate vacancy.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Description
Summary:Provides constitutional and legal analysis of authority of Senate to refuse by majority vote to seat a Senator-elect or Senator-designate who presents credentials from the proper officials of a State, in light of a contested Senate election, and an appointment by a governor to fill a Senate vacancy.
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