A lawmaker in Rhode Island introduced legislation last week that would set up a special election in the event there is a Senate vacancy in the state.Under current law, the governor has the authority to appoint a senator to serve until the next scheduled election.
Democratic state Rep. Chris Fierro said the allegations that then-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to sell the seat left vacant by President Obama show problems with the system.
"U.S. Senate seats belong to the voters. No one person, regardless of his or her party affiliation, should get to decide who is going to represent the entire state in the Senate," said Fierro. "Inevitably, politics are going to play a role in that appointment, and that's not how the Senate is meant to be constituted."
Earlier in the week, Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., announced he planned to introduce a constitutional amendment ending gubernatorial appointments of Senate seats.
The proposal is backed by group of bipartisan lawmakers in the Legislature.
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