Move to change Mass. election law gains momentum
(NEWSER) - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick came out in support yesterday of Ted Kennedy’s request that he be given the power to appoint someone to fill Kennedy's Senate seat until a special election can be held, the Boston Globe reports. “I’d like the Legislature to take up the bill quickly and get it to my desk, and I will sign it,” he told the Globe. Under current law Kennedy would not be replaced until after a special election in January, at the earliest, and the governor can't name someone in the meantime. More»
