Beshear: August 3 won’t determine Senate vacancy options

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Beshear: August 3 won’t determine Senate vacancy options
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says the August 3 date has no legal impact on how to fill a potential Senate vacancy if Sen. Mitch McConnell cannot serve, highlighting ambiguity between a 2024 state law and the Kentucky constitution over appointment versus a special election. With McConnell hospitalized and out of votes, there’s currently no vacancy, and Beshear has indicated he’s prepared to challenge how the seat would be filled should vacancy occur, though no definitive path is forced by the existing statutes.

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