[fightinJAG]

I agree with you---"term" should not be confused with "vacancy."

Just because Torch is off the ballot does not mean there is, yet, a vacancy. He has not resigned from the Senate. Basically, his former opponent is running unopposed at the moment.

Although if you can vote for a dead man, I suppose you could vote for a man who's not running.

[fhayek]

It seems to me, that after the September 16th deadline, Torricelli's name cannot be removed, and someone else's name cannot be supplemented (a la Mel Carnahan). A stand-in democrat candidate will have to win with write-in votes. Of course a large number of dims will pull the Torricelli lever, split the ticket, and Forrester will cruise in.