With Legislature on Board at Last, Kentuckians Will Vote on Pardon Limits Amid Elections
The measure would bar governors from granting pardons or commutations during the final 60 days before an election and until the next inauguration.
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With legislature on board at last, Kentuckians will vote on pardon limits amid elections
Like many Kentuckians, state Sen. Chris McDaniel was horrified when he found out that Gov. Matt Bevin had pardoned a group of hardened criminals just as he was leaving Frankfort.
With legislature on board at last, Kentuckians will vote on pardon limits amid elections • Kentucky Lantern
Sen. Chris McDaniel is chairman of the Senate budget committee. (LRC Public Information)Like many Kentuckians, state Sen. Chris McDaniel was horrified when he found out that Gov. Matt Bevin had pardoned a group of hardened criminals just as he was leaving Frankfort. The Ryland Heights Republican was so horrified that he embarked on a seven-year journey to make sure it couldn’t happen again. “There were lots of things that were egregious in hist…
With legislature on board at last, Kentuckians will vote on pardon limits amid elections - The Lexington Times
By McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern · June 1, 2026 Sen. Chris McDaniel is chairman of the Senate budget committee. (LRC Public Information) Like many Kentuckians, state Sen. Chris McDaniel was horrified when he found out that Gov. Matt Bevin had pardoned a group of hardened criminals just as he was leaving Frankfort. The Ryland Heights Republican was so horrified that he embarked on a seven-year journey to make sure it couldn’t happen again. …
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