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AG’s office to review decision on Byrd’s seat
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — State attorney general Darrell McGraw’s office is reviewing a decision over the process for picking a successor to the late Robert C. Byrd’s U.S. Senate seat.
Chief Deputy Attorney General Fran Hughes said Tuesday a look at Secretary of State Natalie Tennant’s decision is necessary to make sure it is legally sound and supported by case law.
Tennant announced Monday the person picked by Gov. Joe Manchin to fill Byrd’s seat won’t have to face a special election until November 2012 for the remaining two months of Byrd’s term. An election will also be held then for a new 6-year term.
Tennant said election laws and a 1994 state Supreme Court ruling were studied, and she decided not to seek an opinion from McGraw’s office or the court before making the decision.
