Related Citations
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Michael T. Morley, The Intratextual Independent “Legislature” and the Elections Clause, 109 Nw. U. L. Rev. 847 (2015).
Arguing that “in discussing the Senate Vacancies Clause, the Framers’ debates unmistakably concerned institutional legislatures [as opposed to any body a state constitution grants legislative power, such as the people by referendum].”
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Thomas H. Neale, Filling U.S. Senate Vacancies: Perspectives and Contemporary Developments 4-5 (2013).
Discussing constitutional origins of the Senate Vacancies Clause.
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Josh Chafetz, Leaving the House: The Constitutional Status of Resignation from the House of Representatives, 58 Duke L.J. 177 (2008).
Contrasting the House Vacancies Clause with the Senate Vacancy Clause and arguing that the lack of “resignation” language in the House Clause indicates an intent at the Founding that House members not be permitted to resign their offices.
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Michael B. Rappaport, The Original Meaning of the Recess Appointments Clause, 52 UCLA L. Rev. 1487, 1504-25 (2005).
Drawing on the Senate Vacancies Clause for support for the proposition that “happen” in the Recess Appointments Clause ought to be interpreted to mean “arise during.”
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Jeffrey D. Mohler, The Constitutional Requirements for Special Elections, 97 Dick. L. Rev. 183 (1992).
Noting positions of James Wilson, Edmund Randolph, and James Madison on the importance of filling Senate vacancies.