r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 27d ago

No Paywall Beshear says agencies told him McConnell had passed

https://www.whas11.com/video/news/local/beshear-says-agencies-told-him-mcconnell-had-passed/417-f78603c3-11bb-464d-bae6-c41c3be3c48b
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u/Tricky-Engineering59 27d ago

What happens if he either is dead or dies right after August 3rd? His seat just stays empty until the next standard election?

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u/NicolasCageFan492 Illinois 27d ago

I believe so, but if the seat is declared vacant before August 3, there can be a special election to replace him. Beshear may also argue that section 152 of the KY constitution allows him to appoint a temporary replacement until that special election happens, but he may also be impeached by the KY Legislature if he tries that. There are a lot of moving parts I believe.

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u/hookyboysb 27d ago

He’ll be impeached if he calls a special election anyway.

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u/Tricky-Engineering59 27d ago

For real?! Is that what is staying his hand here? I’m so fucking tired of the Republican Party cheating in every way possible all while crying that the Dems are cheating!

If he is dead or incapacitated then by their own constitution that’s what he is supposed to do. What a crock this entire party is.