Authority of the Senate Over Seating Its Own Members : Exclusion of a Senator-Elect or Senator-Designate.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Powers and duties.

United States.

United States. Congress.

Constitutional law.

Local government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (9 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides constitutional and legal analysis of authority of Senate to refuse by majority vote to seat a Senator-elect or Senator-designate who presents credentials from the proper officials of a State, in light of a contested Senate election, and an appointment by a governor to fill a Senate vacancy.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Authority of the Senate Over Seating Its Own Members

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