Everything about Kentucky Constitution totally explained
The
Constitution of Kentucky is the document that governs the Commonwealth of
Kentucky,
United States. It was first adopted in 1792 and has since been rewritten three times and amended many more. The latter versions were adopted in 1799, 1850 and 1891.
The 1792 Constitution
The first
constitutional convention of Kentucky was called by Colonel
Benjamin Logan on
December 27,
1784 in
Danville, the capital of
Kentucky County, Virginia. Over the next eight years, a total of ten constitutional conventions were called, each making some progress toward a viable constitution. The state's first constitution was accepted by the
United States Congress on
June 1,
1792, making Kentucky the fifteenth
state.
The 1792 Constitution had several similarities to the
United States Constitution in that it provided for three branches of government – legislative, executive, and judicial – and a
bicameral legislature called the
General Assembly. The document contained a
bill of rights, and called for an electoral college to elect senators and the state's governor. (Representatives were chosen by popular election.)
Some relatively new ideas were included in the 1792 Constitution. One was the stipulation that the General Assembly vote by
ballot instead of voice. There was also a requirement that representation to the General Assembly be based on population, not geography.
The 1891 Constitution
Ratification of the
Thirteenth,
Fourteenth, and
Fifteenth Amendments to the U. S. Constitution following the
Civil War provided the impetus for another constitutional convention, since much of the existing constitution provided protection for slave property and were now at odds with the Federal Constitution. However, this required a majority of the voters in the previous two elections to vote in favor of a convention, a measure that failed every two years from 1873 to 1885, finally receiving the necessary majority in 1888 and 1889 after the General Assembly called for a registration of all eligible voters in 1887. The convention began
September 8,
1890. On
Election Day of that year, Kentucky joined 10 other states in passing such an amendment, with voters passing it by a 3-to-1 margin. The text of the amendment reads:
"Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Kentucky. A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shan't be valid or recognized."
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