Kentucky residents voted Tuesday overwhelmingly to limit the governor’s pardon power.
Voters approved the ballot question, Amendment 1, by a margin of 70% to 30%.
The measure prohibits the governor from granting pardons or commuting sentences for a period running from 60 days before a gubernatorial election to inauguration day.
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It is intended to prevent an outgoing governor from using leniency as an election-season favor or granting a flurry of pardons or commutations on the way out the door.
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