By Mr. Lepper of Attleboro, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 677) of John A. Lepper and others relative to the filling of vacancies in the office of United States Senator.  Election Laws.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

John A. Lepper

Scott P. Brown

Jeffrey Davis Perry

Daniel K. Webster

F. Jay Barrows

Elizabeth A. Poirier

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

Richard J. Ross

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to vacancies in U.S. Senate.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

   Subsection (a) of section 140 of chapter 54 of the General Laws as amended by section 6 of chapter 236 of the acts of 2004, is hereby further amended by inserting after the second sentence the following sentence:-

   The governor shall appoint a person to serve as senator in congress for the interim period until a successor is sworn and qualified.