Subject: Cotton, Tim Scott, Fallin Succession
From: "Yoxall, Collin" <[email-masked]>
To: "Brinster, Jeremy" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 10:18:05 -0700

On Tom Cotton Succession If Elected Vice President

If Tom Cotton Is Elected Vice President, A Special Election Would Be Held To Choose His Successor No More Than 120 Days After The Seat Is Vacant. [NCSL, 1/13/16<http://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vacancies-in-the-united-states-senate.aspx#1>]

The Arkansas Governor Would Make A Temporary Appointment If The Vacancy Occurred More Than 60 Days And Less Than 12 Months After The Seat Is Vacant. [NCSL, 1/13/16<http://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vacancies-in-the-united-states-senate.aspx#1>]

On Mary Fallin Succession If Elected Vice President

If Elected Vice President, Mary Fallin Would Be Succeeded By Oklahoma's Lieutenant Governor. [Oklahoma Constitution, Article 6, Section 16, 5/13/16<http://oklegal.onenet.net/okcon/VI-16.html>]

On Tim Scott Succession If Elected Vice President

If Tim Scott Is Elected Vice President, The South Carolina Governor Would Appoint A Senator Who Would Serve The Rest Of The Senator's Term. [NCSL, 1/13/16<http://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vacancies-in-the-united-states-senate.aspx#1>]

Collin Yoxall
Research Associate, DNC
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