Democrats in the state expect the governor to make some public statement on the situation as early as Wednesday.
Derek Scarbro, executive director of the West Virginia Democratic Party, said the state party doesn't have an official position on whether or not there should be a special election this November, but he said there is strong support for the idea from both Democrats and Republicans in the state.
"A lot of other groups have come out in favor of it now, too," Scarbro said.
Over the past two days, interests on both sides of the aisle have called publicly for Manchin to address the process. On Monday, the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce called the state's election code "muddled" on the issue of Senate succession and asked the governor to call a special election for this November.
The state Republican Party also came out in favor of a November 2010 special election and is reviewing its legal options should it decide to launch a court challenge.
"Just about everybody appears to be getting on board with a legislative remedy at this point," said Troy Berman, executive director of the West Virginia GOP.
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