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PUBLIC LAW 109–55—AUG. 2, 2005

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SEC. 301. Section 26 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 8) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘The time’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— Except as provided in subsection (b), the time’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULES IN EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In extraordinary circumstances, the executive authority of any State in which a vacancy exists in its representation in the House of Representatives shall issue a writ of election to fill such vacancy by special election. ‘‘(2) TIMING OF SPECIAL ELECTION.—A special election held under this subsection to fill a vacancy shall take place not later than 49 days after the Speaker of the House of Representatives announces that the vacancy exists, unless, during the 75-day period which begins on the date of the announcement of the vacancy— ‘‘(A) a regularly scheduled general election for the office involved is to be held; or ‘‘(B) another special election for the office involved is to be held, pursuant to a writ for a special election issued by the chief executive of the State prior to the date of the announcement of the vacancy. ‘‘(3) NOMINATIONS BY PARTIES.—If a special election is to be held under this subsection, the determination of the candidates who will run in such election shall be made— ‘‘(A) by nominations made not later than 10 days after the Speaker announces that the vacancy exists by the political parties of the State that are authorized by State law to nominate candidates for the election; or ‘‘(B) by any other method the State considers appropriate, including holding primary elections, that will ensure that the State will hold the special election within the deadline required under paragraph (2). ‘‘(4) EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, ‘extraordinary circumstances’ occur when the Speaker of the House of Representatives announces that vacancies in the representation from the States in the House exceed 100. ‘‘(B) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—If any action is brought for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge an announcement made under subparagraph (A), the following rules shall apply: ‘‘(i) Not later than 2 days after the announcement, the action shall be filed in the United States District Court having jurisdiction in the district of the Member of the House of Representatives whose seat has been announced to be vacant and shall be heard by a 3-

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