Statewide ballot measure · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Constitutional Amendment: limits on pardons and commutations near a gubernatorial election
Would bar the governor from granting pardons or commuting sentences from 60 days before a gubernatorial election until the governor elected at that election is sworn in.
What a vote means
- A yes vote
- Section 77 would be amended to add the pre-election and transition-period limit on pardons and commutations.
- A no vote
- The state constitution stays as it is now.
Sources
Measure summary
- 2026 Constitutional Amendments (Kentucky Secretary of State, Public record)
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