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Related: About this forumArizona Gov. Jan Brewer sets election dates to fill Rep. Gabrielle Giffords vacated House seat
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday proclaimed April 17 at the date of the special primary election to fill the vacant seat of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. The special general election for the seat will follow on June 12.
Under the law, Brewer had 72 hours to set the special-election dates. The clock started ticking when Giffords submitted her letters of resignation on Wednesday.
The U.S. Constitution requires a special election to fill a U.S. House vacancy. Arizona's last such election was in 1991, when Democrat Ed Pastor won the seat of veteran U.S. Rep. Morris Udall, D-Ariz. Udall had resigned due to failing health.
Earlier Friday, state Senate Majority Whip Frank Antenori, R-Tucson, announced that he will be running in the special election. Jesse Kelly, Giffords' 2010 GOP opponent, also has filed for the election and is expected to run.
http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/azdc/153811
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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer sets election dates to fill Rep. Gabrielle Giffords vacated House seat (Original Post)
Tx4obama
Jan 2012
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Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)2. Speaking of fingers and witches
"I'll get you my pretty...and your little dog Bo too"*
*Text from a comment by amuse bouche here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002231555
ellisonz
(27,711 posts)3. We better not lose this seat...
It's going to an uphill fight taking the House back!
Scuba
(53,475 posts)4. Is there a good Dem candodate?
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)5. I haven't heard of one yet, the OP article mentions only two republicans ...
surely there is at least one Democrat that will file to run.
I'd think that the dems probably had one lined up before Gabby resigned, but I don't know