On December 11, several voters sued New York Governor Andrew Cuomo over his failure so far to call a special election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 27th district. One of the plaintiffs is the chair of the New York Republican Party. The seat has been vacant since September and there is still no special election date. Langworthy v Cuomo, Monroe County Supreme Court. Thanks to Joe Burns for this news.
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Edited By Richard Winger
I had high hopes for candidate Cuomo. I thought that he be better on free elections/voting rights.
*high hopes* — based on what ???
Cuomo’s EVIL power to LIE / hypnotize ???
See Hitler in 1932-1934.
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PR and AppV and TOTSOP
When was FIRST USA Rep vacancy ???
How soon was it filled ???
MINI-Toy prize for CL ???
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Candidate/incumbent replacement lists.
NOOOO more special elections.
@DR,
What do you mean by vacancy?
Vacancy- A USA Rep died, got disqualified, got expelled, whatever — during his term
— NO longer a living USA Rep.
ANY more pre-law skoool questions ???
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PR , AppV, TOTSOP —
simple enough even for SCOTUS and esp hair-splitting lawyers.
@DR,
Benjamin West, one of three chosen from NH declined to serve, requiring a special election on June 22, 1789.
Theodore Sedgwick was not elected until a 5th Trial on May 11, 1789.
Representatives from New York and New Jersey were not elected until after March 4, 1789.
Representatives for NC and RI were elected some time after their ratification of the Constitution.
So in all these cases there were vacant positions. There were likely others who had been elected but not yet taken the oath of office.
Perhaps you were thinking of a situation like Theodorick Bland of Virginia who died June 1, 1790, and was replaced by william Giles in a special election in July 1790.
One more JR hair-splitting lesson — with those super-obscure factoids —
to help the courts find what a vacancy ***IS*** — in addition to any dictionary.
How many Emperor *vacancies* during the Roman Empire era 27 BC – 476 AD ???
Gosh Demo Rep… you sure are a REALLY NICE PERSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Child CL —
The forces of Democracy are in a State of W-A-R with the rotted evil forces of ANTI-Democracy
— monarchs/oligarchs and ALL of the many morons [aka useful idiots] supporting the latter.
@DR,
When was first USA Representative vacancy?
If no one had been elected before March 4, 1789 was the seat vacant?
When did the office of USA Rep first exist ???
Students — See the 1787 Res along with the 1787 Const Text sent to the States.
Also — Art VII with the specific initial 1789 USA Rep numbers in I-2-3.