§43 Appointment of Regents; Terms of Office; Vacancies

Summary

Regents are picked this way: Senators are chosen by the Senate’s president, House members are chosen by the Speaker, and nine other regents are chosen by a joint resolution of Congress. House picks serve two years. New House appointments are made every other fourth Wednesday in December and run until the fourth Wednesday in December two years later. Senators serve as long as they hold their Senate seat. The nine others serve six years. Vacancies from death, resignation, or other reasons are filled the same way committee vacancies are filled for the Senate and House picks, and by joint resolution of Congress for the nine other regents.