print email comment close Appointed Senators URL: http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/senators_appointed.htm Description: Listing of appointed U.S. Senators, with background on vacant Senate seats. It notes that "[i]f a vacancy occurs due to a senator's death, resignation, or expulsion, the 17th Amendment allows state legislatures to empower the governor to appoint a replacement to complete the term or to hold office until a special election can take place." Includes a link to a report on how House and Senate vacancies are filled. From the U.S. Senate. Publisher: U.S. Senate Extra Keywords CRS Report LII Database Information: Record 27420 created by Jennifer English on 12/09/2008 Last modification on 12/15/2008 Published: 12/18/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27420