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FILE – Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers presides over a session at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Kentucky lawmakers on Thursday, March 28, gave final approval to a bill stripping the state’s Democratic governor of any role in picking someone to occupy a U.S. Senate seat if a vacancy occurred in the home state of 82-year-old Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.(AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a bill stripping the state’s Democratic governor of any role in picking someone to occupy a U.S. Senate seat if a vacancy occurred in the home state of 82-year-old Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.
The legislation calls for a special election to fill any Senate vacancy from the Bluegrass State. The special election winner would hold the seat for the remainder of the unexpired term.
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