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If there is a vacancy in the Senate the Governor will appoint a temporary senator until the next election.
Filled and sworn in was Roland Burris.
The Governor appoints someone to fill the vacancy.
The 17th amendment of the U.S. Constitution specifies that when a vacancy occurs in the U.S. Senate, the Governer of that state shall appoint a temporary Senator to fill the vacancy pending the next election.
The US Senate had 100 voting members, 2 from each state. Once in a while a vacancy occurs and the Senate may be short some of its members for a little while.
The 17th Amendment to the US Constitution requires that vacancies in the senate be filled by special election. In most states, the state governor can appoint an interim senator to fill a vacancy in the state's senate seat until a special election is held. However, in Oregon and Wisconsin the seat remains vacant until a replacement is elected.
When a vacancy occurs in the office of the lieutenant governor of Texas, the Senate will elect one of its members as the acting President of the Senate until the next state-wide office election.
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As of this answer, Elena Kagan was approved in a 13-6 vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The next step is a full vote in the Senate.
No, the U.S. Senate is solely responsible for approving or disapproving most presidential appointments. The only presidential nominations that the House and Senate both have to approve are those to fill a mid-term vacancy in the vice presidency.