Legal Opinion
Trinsey v. COM. OF PA., DEPT. OF STATE
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 10, 1991No. Civ. A. 91-2749PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CAHN, District Judge.
This case arose after the tragic death of Senator John Heinz on April 4, 1991 created a vacancy in Pennsylvania’s representation in the United States Senate. The pro se plaintiff, John S. Trinsey, Jr., seeks a determination pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 1 that 25 Pa.Stat.Ann. § 2776 violates the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Section 2776, which governs the special election of United States Senators, provides, in relevant part,
Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of United States Senator, said vacancy shall be filled for the…
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