Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell Can No Longer Appoint Senators to Fill Vacancies
HARTFORD, CT (AP) -- Connecticut's governor has signed a bill that strips her of the power to fill a vacant U.S. Senate seat and instead requires a special election to choose a replacement.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell says the current process for filling a Senate vacancy has worked well for decades, but this legislation gives voters the power to choose a replacement.
Rell says she has long believed ``every action possible'' should be taken to involve citizens in their government.
Some Republicans lawmakers had called the legislation both a power grab by the General Assembly's majority Democrats and an insult to Rell. Some had predicted that she would veto the law, which stems from the controversy surrounding former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
The legislation takes effect immediately.
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