Posted on 01/02/2018 12:49:06 PM PST by COUNTrecount
Sen. Al Franken officially resigned on Jan. 2, nearly a month after he announced his plans to step down from Congress amid numerous sexual misconduct allegations that began in November of last year.
Aides to the senator told Fox News that Franken has provided his letter of resignation to Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton. Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith, who is replacing Franken, is expected to be sworn in on Wednesday.
Franken, a Minnesota Democrat who has been in office since 2009, was plagued by multiple accusations of sexual misconduct over the past month and faced a Senate Ethics Committee investigation. The allegations began after Los Angeles radio anchor Leeann Tweeden accused him of forcibly kissing her during a 2006 USO tour.
Franken announced he would resign after more than two dozen key Democratic lawmakers called for him to step down.
Here’s what will happen to his Senate seat once he leaves office, according to Minnesota election law. 1. Governor appoints a new senator
Gov. Mark Dayton would appoint a new senator to fill Franken’s seat, when he resigns, Ryan Furlong, a spokesman for the Minnesota secretary of state’s office, told Fox News.
A Democrat, Minnesotans could expect Dayton to appoint a member of his own party.
The newly-appointed senator would be in office until at least Nov. 2018 when a special election would be scheduled. The appointed senator would not be obligated to run in that election.
Minnesota is one of 36 states where a governor will make an appointment to fill a U.S. Senate vacancy, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. 2. A special election is scheduled for November 2018
A special election would be scheduled for Nov. 2018 – and the winner would remain in the Senate for the remainder of what was Franken's term.
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What image are you talking about?
Franken/Stein
***2020***
I like it!
I see, you’re talking about the Democrat image of diversion, evasion and deceit! Got it.
Perhaps Jason Lewis would be interested? He’s a good one.
I predicted he would not resign. I don’t mind being wrong.
Departing Senators may buy their chairs to take along. The desks stay. He sat in the 3rd row, center section for the dems. Right behind Diane Feinstein. Another Senator may now claim his desk and spot. Barbara Boxer once used that desk.
Oh boy,oh boy, oh boy. I get to use my quote, about Al Franken the sexual predator, one last time. I have been saying this since the groper first announced he was running for the Minnesota senate seat. And I quote,”Al Franken was never a comedian, but he has always been a joke.”
One can now add to that comment with, “Today, this bad joke has finally gone away.”
What happens to his seat?
Depends
Eew. I saw what you did there.
I did not think he would.
But he did. Bizarre.
Absolutely. Lying SOBs.
Dear Fox News:
It’s not HIS seat. It belongs to everyone in his district, except him.
Non-professional from the beginning.
Good riddance, Stewart Smalley.
On this weeks SNL prolly ........
Either did I, he must have made a lot of enemies in the Democrat Party.
Agreed.
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