Committee backs constitutional amendment to limit gubernatorial pardons near elections
The Senate committee approved a committee substitute for Senate Bill 126 that would extend the period before a gubernatorial election during which the governor cannot issue pardons, and the measure was reported favorably after a roll call with several members voting yes and one member passing.
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Senate Bill 126, a proposed change to the state constitution that would restrict a governor's power to grant pardons in the period immediately before an election, cleared the committee on a favorable vote.
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