HB 472 Kentucky House · 2023 Regular Session

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

Summary
Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to allow voting rights to persons convicted of certain felonies; replace the language that prohibits idiots and insane persons from voting with contemporary language that instead prohibits persons from voting who are determined to be mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction and such determination has not been set aside; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
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Feb 2023
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Introduced Feb 21, 2023 Last action Feb 21, 2023
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Feb 21, 2023
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Feb 21, 2023
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