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Kentucky Limit Gubernatorial Pardons and Commutations Near General Elections Amendment (2026)
| Kentucky Limit Gubernatorial Pardons and Commutations Near General Elections Amendment | |
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| Election date November 3, 2026 | |
| Topic State executive official measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Kentucky Limit Gubernatorial Pardons and Commutations Near General Elections Amendment is not on the ballot in Kentucky as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.
The amendment would have prohibited the governor from issuing a pardon or commuting a sentence 60 days prior to the general election at which the governor is elected, up to the fifth Tuesday succeeding the election.
Text of measure
The full text is available here.
Path to the ballot
Amending the Kentucky Constitution
- See also: Amending the Kentucky Constitution
A 60% vote is required during one legislative session for the Kentucky State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 60 votes in the Kentucky House of Representatives and 23 votes in the Kentucky Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. The Legislature cannot add more than four constitutional amendments to one election ballot.
Senate Bill 126
This amendment was introduced to the Kentucky State Senate as Senate Bill 126 (SB 126). It was approved by the Senate on February 7, 2025.[1]
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