inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 hours agoKentucky Gov Orders McConnell to Give a Real Update or Resign Alreadynewrepublic.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1196arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1195arrow-down1external-linkKentucky Gov Orders McConnell to Give a Real Update or Resign Alreadynewrepublic.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 hours agomessage-square35fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 hours agoThat law is unconstitutional. The Kentucky constitution says the governor can just appoint a replacement.
minus-squareTheTechnician27@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-24 hours agoAs I pointed out in another comment: the Kentucky Constitution does not say this. Any vacancy not covered (which in the Kentucky Constitution’s case are city, town, county, district, State) is filled as “prescribed by law”.
That law is unconstitutional. The Kentucky constitution says the governor can just appoint a replacement.
As I pointed out in another comment: the Kentucky Constitution does not say this.
Any vacancy not covered (which in the Kentucky Constitution’s case are city, town, county, district, State) is filled as “prescribed by law”.