Kentucky Legislature Votes to Sideline Governor in Senate Vacancy Appointments

Kentucky Legislature Votes to Sideline Governor in Senate Vacancy Appointments
The Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., on Oct. 1, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
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The Kentucky state legislature approved a bill that would exclude the state’s Democrat governor from any participation in selecting a candidate to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate.

The change is taking place in the state where Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who is 82 years old, resides.

Savannah Hulsey Pointer
Savannah Hulsey Pointer
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Savannah Pointer is a politics reporter for The Epoch Times. She can be reached at [email protected]
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