The Kentucky state legislature overturned Gov. The bill passed just months after McConnell won reelection to the Senate for a term expiring in 2026. Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers, a Republican, recently affirmed that McConnell had no intention of leaving office. The bill also requires the Kentucky governor to select a senator’s replacement from one of three candidates provided by top officials of the state political party. Beshear had argued the bill was unconstitutional because it granted too much power to state political parties in the selection process.

Source: Fox News March 30, 2021 20:03 UTC