Kentucky lawmakers approve bill to fill Senate vacancy by special election rather than by Democratic governor
Posted on AllSides March 29th, 2024
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Kentucky lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a bill stripping the state's Democratic governor of any role in picking someone to occupy a U.S. Senate seat if a vacancy occurred in the home state of 82-year-old Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. The legislation calls for a special election to fill any Senate vacancy from the Bluegrass State. The special election winner would hold the seat for the remainder of the unexpired term. "So it would be a direct voice of the people determining how the vacancy is filled," Republican Senate...