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Kentucky’s newest constitutional officers took a ceremonial oath of office Tuesday at the Capitol Rotunda, shortly before the legislature gaveled in the 2024 session
The 2024 Kentucky General Assembly was a meeting of the Kentucky General Assembly, composed of the Kentucky Senate and the Kentucky House of Representatives. It convened in Frankfort on January 2, 2024, and adjourned sine die on April 15, 2024. [1] It was the fifth regular session of the legislature during the tenure of governor Andy Beshear.
A second constitutional convention was called for by the voters of Kentucky in 1799. The 1799 Constitution abolished the electoral college, allowing senators, representatives, the governor, and the newly created office of lieutenant governor to be directly elected.
The governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of government of Kentucky, [1] and serves as commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws; [3] the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Kentucky General Assembly; [4] the power to convene the legislature; [5] and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of treason ...
Each officer, state or federal, takes an oath or affirmation “…but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office….” Reading the Constitution is time well spent ...
The number of constitutional officers and elections varies greatly from state to state. New Jersey only has one statewide election, choosing a governor and lieutenant governor on the same ticket. [39] North Carolina, on the other hand, elects ten different constitutional officers. [15]
The Kentucky Registry of Election Finance opinion was requested by Republican parties in Jessamine and Hardin counties, who asked if county party expenditures on such amendments — they asked ...
Lyndon B. Johnson taking the American presidential oath of office in 1963, after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before assuming the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other organizations.