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This provision applies to Florida Supreme Court justices and Florida District Court judges. The Constitution makes a similar provision for Florida Circuit Court judges, except that such positions are normally filled in elections, and the governor may only step in where there is a vacancy well before the next election.
According to Florida law, if a U.S. Senate seat becomes vacant, the governor has authority to appoint a temporary replacement until the next general election. The appointee holds the position until the vacancy is filled by a special election during the next general election cycle, which, in this case, is scheduled for November 3, 2026. [2]
In politics, a casual vacancy (casual in the sense of "by chance") is a situation in which a seat in a deliberative assembly becomes vacant during that assembly's term. Casual vacancies may arise through the death , resignation or disqualification of the sitting member, or for other reasons.
A postshared on social media purports that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis can fill the House of Representatives vacancy of Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz. Verdict: False The seat must be filled ...
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The Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 (Pub. L. 112–166 (text)), signed into law on August 10, 2012, eliminates the requirement of Senate approval for 163 positions, allowing the president alone to appoint persons to these positions: [7] Parts of the act went into effect immediately, while other parts took effect ...
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The Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 (commonly called the Vacancies Act) (5 U.S.C. § 3345 et seq. [1]) is a United States federal statute establishing the procedure for filling vacancies in an appointed office of an executive agency of the government before the appointment of a permanent replacement.