| Last Action | 01/09/25: to State & Local Government (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 77 and 240 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to limiting the Governor's ability to grant pardons and commute sentences. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 907 |
| Sponsor | C. McDaniel |
| Summary of Original Version | Propose to amend Section 77 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit the Governor's ability to grant pardons or commute sentences beginning 30 days prior to a gubernatorial election and ending at that gubernatorial inauguration; amend Section 240 of the Constitution of Kentucky to conform; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
County Clerks - Constitutional amendment, pardons and commutations, limitation, ballot language Crimes and Punishments - Pardons and commutations, Governor's ability, limitation Elections and Voting - Constitutional amendment, pardons and commutations, Governor's ability, limitation Governor - Pardons and commutations, limitation Secretary of State - Constitutional amendment, pardons and commutations, limitation, ballot language Constitution, Ky. - Pardons and commutations, Governor's ability, limitation Local Mandate - Constitutional amendment, pardons and commutations, Governor's ability, limitation |
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