Beshear vetoes several bills. One limits his ability to name a McConnell replacement. [View all]
Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed several bills Monday intended to drain some of his powers, including one that would have stripped his authority to fill a U.S. Senate vacancy.
SB 228, sponsored by Senate President Robert Stivers and supported by U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, would have largely given the power to fill a U.S. Senate vacancy to the political parties until a special election could be held.
When announcing his veto, Beshear talked about the 17th Amendment to the Constitution, which passed in 1911 and enabled the direct election of senators and gave governors the ability to appoint a senator in the event of a vacancy.
Beshear said one of the intents of that amendment was to remove “power from political party bosses.”
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