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To: ConservativeInPA

KY has a Dem governor, what are the rules for replacing a senator there?


5 posted on 04/13/2023 10:41:37 AM PDT by Renfrew (Muscovia delenda est)
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KY has a Dem governor, what are the rules for replacing a senator there?

I am fairly sure there is a date the determines whether an appointment can be made for the remainder of McConnell’s term or having a special election. I do not know the date.

9 posted on 04/13/2023 10:44:54 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA ("How did you go bankrupt?" Bill asked. "Two ways," Mike said. "Gradually and then suddenly." )
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To: Renfrew

From a couple of years ago.

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/543699-kentucky-legislature-limits-governors-senate-appointment-power/

The fix is in.


10 posted on 04/13/2023 10:45:37 AM PDT by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: Renfrew

63.200 United States Senator — Procedures for filling of vacancy.
(1) (a) The Governor shall fill vacancies in the office of United States Senator by
appointment and the appointee shall serve until a successor has been elected
and qualified under subsection (2), (3), (4), or (5) of this section.
(b) The appointee shall be selected from a list of three (3) names submitted by the
state executive committee of the same political party as the Senator who held
the vacant seat to be filled, shall have been continuously registered as a
member of that political party since December 31 of the preceding year, and
shall be named within twenty-one (21) days from the date of the list
submission
(c) In the event the vacant seat was held by a person who was not a member of
any political party as defined under KRS 118.015, the Governor shall appoint
any qualified voter who is not a member of any political party as defined
under KRS 118.015.
(d) Upon appointment, the Governor shall, under the seal of the Commonwealth,
certify the appointment to the President of the Senate of the United States. The
certificate of appointment shall be countersigned by the Secretary of State.


14 posted on 04/13/2023 10:46:40 AM PDT by Pocketdoor
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To: Renfrew
KY has a Dem governor, what are the rules for replacing a senator there?

My concern, as well.

32 posted on 04/13/2023 11:03:02 AM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston Churchill)
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To: Renfrew

KY Governor picks whoever he wants.. which in this case would be a democrat.


43 posted on 04/13/2023 11:28:21 AM PDT by gswilder
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To: Renfrew

KY has a law that the Governor must pick from three names submitted by the party of the dead/retiring Senator.

But I’m sure it’s unconstitutional, since the Constitution says vacancies shall be filled by the executive authority of a State.


79 posted on 04/13/2023 1:30:24 PM PDT by Jim Noble (You have sat too long for any good you have been doing)
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RE:what are the rules for replacing a senator there?

...............
1) Check to see what Soros wants
2) Clear it with the Chinese Communists
3) Get okay from BLM
4) You’re good to go with it.


83 posted on 04/13/2023 1:34:07 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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