§ 627Special Elections for Representative in Congress

Whenever a vacancy shall occur or exist in the office
of Representative in Congress from this State during a session
of Congress, or whenever such vacancy shall occur or exist at
a time when the members of Congress shall be required to meet
at any time previous to the next general election, the Governor
shall issue, within ten days after the happening of said
vacancy, or after the calling of an extraordinary session of
Congress during the existence of said vacancy, a writ of
election to the proper county board or boards of election and
to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, for a special election
to fill said vacancy, which election shall be held on a date
named in said writ, which shall not be less than sixty (60)
days after the issuance of said writ. In all other cases no
such special election to fill said vacancy shall be held. The
Governor may fix, in such writ of election, the date of the
next ensuing primary or municipal election as the date for
holding any such special election.
   (627 amended Aug. 13, 1963, P.L.707, No.379)