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Thu Mar 04 16:21:11 +0000 2021

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The bill alters current state statute that allows the governor to appoint a replacement in the event of a vacancy to the U.S. Senate. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 4, 2021 Hibernated

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Under current law, the power to appoint McConnell’s replacement falls to Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear. But new legislation McConnell is pushing in the Kentucky General Assembly would strip the governor of that power and put it into the hands of the state GOP. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 4, 2021 Hibernated

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If the bill becomes law, the appointment to fill a vacancy will be selected from a list of three names submitted by the state executive committee of the same political party as the senator who held the vacant seat. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 4, 2021 Hibernated

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