Massachusetts Special Election January 19, 2010
August 31, 2009 by Jamie Bernarth
Massachusetts Special Election January 19, 2010 – Deval Patrick,Massachusetts Governor and state legislators picked a date (January 19, 2010) to hold a special election to replace Sen. Ted Kennedy.The selection will hold this position,for the remainder of Kennedy’s term.In between a temporary successor will be appointed.Deval Patrick explained:
“I wholly support the special election and the democratic process to fill the remaining two years of Senator Kennedy’s term,” Patrick said. “But I will continue to work with the legislature on legislation authorizing an interim appointment to the United States Senate for the five months until that special election happens.”
You can watch a video on the matter,after the jump.
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