KY SB159 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-11 - to State & Local Government (S)
Pending: Senate State & Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to allow persons convicted of a felony, other than sex offenses, violent offenses, or crimes against children, the right to vote; delete language in the 1891 Constitution referring to persons as "idiots and insane persons"; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection.

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Title

AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to persons entitled to vote.

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-02-11Senateto State & Local Government (S)
2019-02-08Senateintroduced in Senate

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