It now requires special elections to fill empty Senate seats within 145-160 days of a vacancy.

所以现在需要在145 - 160天内组织一次特殊选举决定谁来接替空出的参议院席位。

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Turnout is always very low in special elections, so it will be difficult for either party to use the outcome as a barometer of the public mood.

在这种缺补选举中的参选率一向很少，因此任何一党用此次结果作为民意检测都是有难度的。

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One of the special requirements for voting machines is that you really want them to be running exactly the same software that has been certified for use in elections.

投票记录机的一个特殊要求是，您 真正地希望它们运行 完全 相同的软件， 那些软件通过了鉴定，要在选举中使用。

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In addition to the two governor's races, there will be special elections for U.S.House seats in New York and California, and mayoral elections in several major U.S.cities including New York,Boston, Houston,Detroit,Pittsburgh, Seattle and Minneapolis.

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The Special Rapporteur for Burma urged that next year's elections be fair and transparent, and that all political prisoners be released ahead of the vote.

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In Afghanistan, Mr.Ban's special representative, Kai Eide,told reporters that his approach to the elections has always been one of respect for the Afghan constitution and the other institutions that were put in place to move the election process forward.

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For many of us who followed politics in that fascinating year, those special elections still stand out.

NPR: GOP Nervous About Trends in Special House Races

Meanwhile, Democrats have to defend 15 incumbents and two seats for which special elections are expected to be held.

CNN: Senate Republicans brace for ominous 2010

And for those of us with long memories, it has always been the special elections that are most memorable.

NPR: GOP Nervous About Trends in Special House Races