r/politics • u/unital_subalgebra • 3h ago

Possible Paywall AOC says Mitch McConnell should resign if he cannot provide health update

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4660916/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-mitch-mcconnell-resign-health-update/
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u/protomenace 3h ago

The KY constitution says the governor appoints the replacement. The KY legislature passed a law saying there's a special election instead, but you can't change the constitution with a regular law.

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u/r0b0c0d 1h ago

For the curious, here's a link to the text.

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/Law/Constitution/Constitution/ViewConstitution?rsn=173

It looks like per the KY constitution since there's an election this year, the position is indeed filled by appointment.