July Special Session: The Governor’s Call for today's Special Legislative Session 

The following is the call for the special session, which starts noon, Thursday, July 15:

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

At Charleston

PROCLAMATION

I, JOE MANCHIN III, GOVERNOR of the State of West Virginia, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 7, Article VII of the Constitution of West Virginia, do hereby call the Legislature of West Virginia to convene in Extraordinary Session at twelve o’clock noon on the fifteenth day of July, two thousand ten, in its chambers in the State Capitol, City of Charleston, for the sole purpose of considering and acting upon the following matters:

FIRST:      Legislation relating to vacancies in the office of United States Senator; requiring the State to pay costs incurred in connection with a special election to fill the unexpired term of a United States Senator; authorizing the Governor to fill vacancies in the United States Senate by appointment; specifying when an election is required to fill the unexpired term of a United States Senator; setting forth procedures for the nomination of candidates for an election to fill the unexpired term of a United States Senator; specifying requirements for a proclamation of election to fill the unexpired term of a United States Senator; providing that the Secretary of State may modify dates, deadlines, or procedures where necessary to conduct an election to fill the unexpired term of a United States Senator; and providing that the legislation is effective for any vacancy in the United States Senate occurring on or after June 1, 2010. 

SECOND:      Legislation to authorize and appropriate the expenditure of public moneys to pay the expenses of this extraordinary session.     

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