Kentucky GOP lawmakers remove Democratic governor's role in filling US Senate vacancies
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kentucky on Friday removed the Democratic governor from any role filling future U.S. Senate vacancies — a move supporters said was unrelated to recent scrutiny about the health of the state’s senior senator, Republican leader Mitch McConnell.
The GOP supermajority Legislature easily overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of the measure. 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.
“The people should decide who a United States senator is by election always,” House Majority Floor Leader Steven Rudy, a Republican and the bill’s lead sponsor, said during a brief House debate Friday.
The Senate succession bill moved through the Legislature at a time of pending transition for the 82-year-old McConnell. In February, the venerable Kentucky senator announced he will step down from his longtime Senate leadership position in November.
Related articles
College baseball notebook: Conference tournaments to decide NCAA automatic bids and many at
The field for the NCAA baseball tournament will take shape this week with conference tournaments det2024-05-21Michael Palin reunites with his Monty Python co
Michael Palin reunited with his pals and Monty Python co-stars John Cleese and Terry Gilliam as he c2024-05-21- BUENOS AIRES, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's central bank announced the circulation of a new 10,000-p2024-05-21
Susanna Tapani scores in OT, Aerin Frankel makes 53 saves, and Boston beats Montreal 2
LAVAL, Quebec (AP) — Susanna Tapani scored in overtime and Aerin Frankel made a league-record 53 sav2024-05-21Yu Darvish extends scoreless innings streak to 25 in Padres' 9
ATLANTA (AP) — Yu Darvish dominated a slumping Braves offense and extended his career-high scoreless2024-05-21Abbey Clancy reveals her husband Peter Crouch once sent a very inappropriate text to her mum
Abbey Clancy recalled on Thursday the very awkward moment her husband Peter Crouch sent an inappropr2024-05-21
atest comment