23RS HB 472

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Last Action	02/21/23: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to persons entitled to vote.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1509
Sponsors	G. Brown Jr., B. Chester-Burton
Summary of Original Version	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.
Index Headings of Original Version	County Clerks - Constitutional amendment, felon restoration of voting rights, inclusion ballot Crimes and Punishments - Voting rights for felons, constitutional amendment to provide Elections and Voting - Voting rights for felons, constitutional amendment to provide Secretary of State - Constitutional amendment, voting rights for felons, ballot language Civil Rights - Voting rights for felons, constitutional amendment to provide Constitution, Ky. - Voting rights for felons, constitutional amendment to provide Local Mandate - Voting rights for felons, constitutional amendment to provide