SB 3 — AN ACT proposing to amend Section 95 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the election of state officers.
Last action — to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
7 added · 7 removed7 line(s) added, 7 removed.
UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS BRSB 11593/GA AN ACT proposing to amend Section 95 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the election of state officers.
"AreAre you in favor of holding the election of all statewide Constitutional officers in even-numbered years beginning with the regular election in 2028 and every four years thereafter, which will save substantial state and local funds, with those officers elected in 2023 serving a five-year term, by amending the Constitution of Kentucky to read as stated below? Section 2.
(1) The candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Commissioner of Agriculture, Labor and Statistics that receive a certificate of election for those elective offices following the regular election in November 2023 shall have the duration of their terms Page 1 of 3 BR115900.100SB000310.100 - 1159 - XXXX JacketedGA UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS BRSB 11593/GA extended by one year and shall for a single term serve a five-year term.
Notwithstanding any language in KRS 118.415 to the contrary, the Secretary of State, not later than the second Monday after the second Tuesday in August preceding the next regular election at which members of the General Assembly are to be chosen in a year in which there is not an election for President and Vice President of the United States, or not later than the Thursday after the first Tuesday in September preceding a regular election in a year in which there is an election for President and Vice President of the United States, shall certify the entirety of the proposed amendment to the Constitution of Kentucky contained in Sections 1 to 3 of this Act to the county clerk of each county, and the county clerk shall have the entirety of the amendment, as so certified, indicated on the ballots provided to the voters in paper or electronic form as Page 2 of 3 BR115900.100SB000310.100 - 1159 - XXXX JacketedGA UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS BRSB 11593/GA applicable to the voting machines in use in each county or precinct.
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Action History
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to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
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received in House
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3rd reading, passed 31-3
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posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 16, 2020
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reported favorably, to Rules
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returned to State & Local Government (S)
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2nd reading
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taken from State & Local Government (S)
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returned to State & Local Government (S)
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1st reading
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taken from State & Local Government (S)
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to State & Local Government (S)
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introduced in Senate
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (138)
138 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 138 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 84% | 8% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (37)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alvarado | — | Yea |
| Thayer | — | Yea |
| Buford | — | Yea |
| Harper Angel | — | Yea |
| Parrett | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Carroll D | — | Yea |
| Kerr | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Westerfield | — | Yea |
| Carroll J | — | Yea |
| Schickel | — | Yea |
| Castlen | — | Yea |
| McGarvey | — | Yea |
| Schroder | — | Yea |
| Embry | — | Yea |
| Meredith | — | Yea |
| Clark | — | Nay |
| Thomas | — | Nay |
| Harris | — | Not Voting |
| Hornback | — | Not Voting |
| Humphries | — | Not Voting |
| Gerald A. Neal | Democrat | Yea |
| Brandon Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Christian McDaniel | Republican | Yea |
| David P. Givens | Republican | Yea |
| Jared Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Higdon | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Raque Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Max Wise | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Girdler | Republican | Yea |
| Robby Mills | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Stivers | Republican | Yea |
| Robin L. Webb | Republican | Nay |
| Stephen West | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
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- This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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