# Who gets to be the Illinois Senator if Rod doesn't resign?

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**Created:** [December 9, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gets-to-be-the-illinois-senator-if-rod-doesnt-resign/476413 "2008-12-09T17:06:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chief\_Pedant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@Chief\_Pedant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Pedant)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gets-to-be-the-illinois-senator-if-rod-doesnt-resign/476413/1 "2008-12-09T17:06:25Z")

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That’s pretty much the whole question, I guess.

Does a governor in that much trouble still get to name a Senator, since the trouble he is in is over allegations he is trying to sell the position?

[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28139155/?GT1=43001](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28139155/?GT1=43001)

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gets-to-be-the-illinois-senator-if-rod-doesnt-resign/476413/2 "2008-12-09T17:21:34Z")

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He’s been arrested. He hasn’t been indicted, much less convicted, and he hasn’t been impeached and removed by the legislature.

Unless he voluntarily steps down (I suppose he can take a leave of absence) and hands over office to the Lt. Gov., he’ll still have the power to appoint the new Senator until he’s removed from office.

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**Author:** ![Chief\_Pedant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@Chief\_Pedant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Pedant)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gets-to-be-the-illinois-senator-if-rod-doesnt-resign/476413/3 "2008-12-09T17:43:07Z")

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> [@kunilou](#):
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> He’s been arrested. He hasn’t been indicted, much less convicted, and he hasn’t been impeached and removed by the legislature.
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> Unless he voluntarily steps down (I suppose he can take a leave of absence) and hands over office to the Lt. Gov., he’ll still have the power to appoint the new Senator until he’s removed from office.

Hey sorry; duplicate thread. Mea culpa. Mods please remove.

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**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gets-to-be-the-illinois-senator-if-rod-doesnt-resign/476413/4 "2008-12-09T17:44:26Z")

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Thread closed.

Gfactor  
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