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.
Filled and sworn in was Roland Burris.
A vacancy in the vice presidency can be filled by the President nominating a new Vice President, who must then be confirmed by a majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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.
In the United States, a vice presidential vacancy is filled by the President nominating a new Vice President, who must then be confirmed by a majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
If there is a vacancy in the Senate the Governor will appoint a temporary senator until the next election.
A vacancy in the vice presidency can be filled according to the United States Constitution by the President nominating a new Vice President, who must then be confirmed by a majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
If a senator becomes president or vice president, their senate seat becomes vacant. The vacancy is usually filled through a special election or appointment by the governor, depending on the rules of the particular state.
The governor is required to call an election to fill the vancant seat.
State Senator
The Governor of that state
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The President can never appoint someone to fill a Senate vacancy. The U.S. Constitution allows the Governor of the state to which the vacant seat is entitled to make a temporary appointment to fill the seat until a special election can be held, but only if the state legislature has passed a bill allowing him/her to do so. Actually there is one Senate vacancy for which the President appoints a replacement: the U.S. Vice President, who constitutionally is also the President of the Senate. Vice presidential appointments require the approval of both houses of Congress.