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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 ...
On March 11, 2019, Governor Matt Bevin signed into law Senate Bill 150 that eliminated the requirement of a permit to concealed carry in Kentucky. Open carry is allowed without a permit, and is specifically protected in the Kentucky State Constitution as decided in Holland v Commonwealth.
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 ...
There’s still time for more bills to become Kentucky law as the legislature returns to finally pass more bills and override vetoes, so this story will be updated in the days ahead.
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.
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.
The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 argued that each individual state has the power to declare that federal laws are unconstitutional and void. The Kentucky Resolution of 1799 added that when the states determine that a law is unconstitutional, nullification by the states is the proper remedy.