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This was addressed in the 1850 Constitution by making all state officials, even judges, popularly elected and imposing term limits on these offices. [2] While the Kentucky Constitution had always provided for protection of slave property, pro-slavery forces sought and received even greater protections in the 1850 Constitution.
Kentucky Revised Statutes; University of Louisville Digital Collection: The statute law of Kentucky with notes, praelections, and observations on the public acts : comprehending also, the laws of Virginia and acts of Parliament in force in this commonwealth : the charter of Virginia, the federal and state constitutions, and so much of the king of England's proclamation in 1763 as relates to ...
The following is a list of legislative terms of the Kentucky General Assembly, the law-making branch of government of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Kentucky became part of the United States on June 1, 1792 .
Under Kentucky law, it only requires a majority of votes cast to pass the amendment and change the state constitution. It will be labeled as a constitutional amendment on the November ballot.
Currently, Kentucky’s constitution allows citizens 18 and older who meet certain residence requirements to vote. SB 143 passed the Senate on a 31-4 vote, and HB 341 passed the House on an 81-15 ...
Kentucky's body of laws, known as the Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS), was enacted in 1942 to better organize and clarify the whole of Kentucky law. [11] The statutes are enforced by local police, sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, and constables and deputy constables.
Section 25 of the Kentucky Constitution reads: “Slavery and involuntary servitude in this state are forbidden, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.”
Kentucky law-related lists (11 P) C. Capital punishment in Kentucky (2 C, 6 P) ... Constitution of Kentucky; G. Gun laws in Kentucky; J. Jefferson County Circuit Court;