Article 1, Section 2, Clause 4
When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies.
| 1. | Records of the Federal Convention |
| 2. | House of Representatives, Representative from Maryland, 22--23 Nov. 1791 |
| 3. | Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution 2:§ 683, 1833 |