Kentucky Prohibit Gubernatorial Pardons Starting 30 Days before Election Amendment (2022)
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic State executive official measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Kentucky Prohibit Gubernatorial Pardons Starting 30 Days before Election Amendment was not on the ballot in Kentucky as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022.[1]
This amendment would have prohibited the governor from issuing any pardons or commuting any sentences from 30 days before the gubernatorial election through inauguration after the election.[2]
Text of the measure
Constitutional changes
The measure would have amended section 77 and section 240 of the state constitution. The full text of the amendment is available here.[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Kentucky Constitution
To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a 60% vote is required in both the Kentucky State Senate and the Kentucky House of Representatives.
On March 3, 2022, the state Senate approved Senate Bill 149 proposing this amendment by a vote of 25-10, with three not voting. Twenty-four Republicans and one Democrat supported the amendment in the Senate. Six Democrats and four Republicans opposed it. Republicans have a 75-25 majority in the House. The constitutional amendment did not receive a vote in the House.[1]
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