Kentucky Limit Governor's Pardon Power and Commutations Near General Election Amendment
Kentucky
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: Average · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 4,534,824 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(4,534,824 ÷ 4,534,824) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in KY (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: Above average.
Ballot Measure
Supports: Election Integrity
Kentucky's governor could not pardon people or shorten their sentences from 60 days before a gubernatorial election through the fifth Tuesday after it, when the next term begins. The governor's clemency powers would remain unchanged at other times.
Read the official ballot measure
A YES vote means
The governor could not issue pardons or commute sentences during this roughly 95-day period around a gubernatorial election.
A NO vote means
The governor would keep the power to issue pardons and commute sentences during that period.
Sources: apps.legislature.ky.gov2
Source: en.wikipedia.org