[ER_in_OC,CA]

First of all...it is still OUTSIDE the 30-day mark. From the WNBC article earlier, if he resigns the Senate today, then they can run another candidate.

If he stays in the Senate, but withdraws from race, they cannot run another candidate.

[writmeister]

The thirty-day time limit is for appointing someone to serve the remainder of the term. A separate New Jersey statute prescribes that ballot replacements for general elections must be done 48 days before the election (which has already passed).

[Timesink]

First of all...it is still OUTSIDE the 30-day mark. From the WNBC article earlier, if he resigns the Senate today, then they can run another candidate.

But what if the Torch is majorly pissed at how he himself has been treated by the RATS (basically left to drown), and is saying, "Oh, okay, I'll quit ... on October 7th!"?? That would be INSIDE the 30-day mark, and make things much more interesting.