Kentucky Senate says 'yes' again to limiting governors' pardons around election time [View all]

[RandySF]

The Kentucky Senate once again approved a GOP-backed constitutional amendment that would limit pardon powers of Kentucky governors around election time.

If it makes it through the General Assembly, Senate Bill 10 would ask Kentucky voters in November to block governors from issuing pardons and sentence commutations 60 days before their election through their successor’s inauguration in December.

The Kentucky Senate voted 36-0 in favor of the measure Tuesday afternoon. One lawmaker, Senate Minority Caucus Chair Reggie Thomas, D-Lexington, passed on the vote.

Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ryland Heights, has filed the legislation several times before and it has cleared the Senate, but it has never gained passage in the House. The Senate State and Local Government Committee approved SB 10 last week.



https://kentuckylantern.com/briefs/kentucky-senate-says-yes-again-to-limiting-governors-pardons-around-election-time/