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In 2004, Kentucky became the fourth state to send a constitutional amendment banning same-sex unions to the state's voters. [5] On Election Day of that year, Kentucky joined 10 other states in passing such an amendment, [6] with voters passing it by a 3-to-1 margin. [7] The text of the amendment reads:
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 ...
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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.
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.
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.”
The law was struck down by the Kentucky Supreme Court in 2022 for violating provisions of the Constitution of Kentucky forbidding public funding of private education. [2] The General Assembly passed a separate law in 2022 which would have allowed for the public funding of charter schools and the creation of two pilot schools, which was also ...