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Two statewide ballot measures were certified to appear on the ballot in Kentucky on November 8, 2022. Voters rejected both measures.
On the ballot
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Amendment 1 | Remove legislative session end dates and provides that odd-year sessions are limited to 30 legislative days and even-year sessions are limited to 60 legislative days |
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602,226 (46%) |
694,311 (54%) |
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| Constitutional Amendment 2 | Provide that the state constitution does not create a right to an abortion or public abortion funding |
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675,634 (48%) |
742,232 (52%) |
Referral of 2022 ballot measures
The following table illustrates the vote requirements for the legislative referrals certified for the ballot, the votes that the referrals received, and how Democrats and Republicans voted on the referrals in each legislative chamber:
| Kentucky No Right to Abortion in Constitution Amendment (2022) | Democrats | Republicans | |||
| Senate: | Required: 23 | Yes votes: 32 (84.2%) | No votes: 6 (15.8%) | Yes: 2; No: 6 | Yes: 30; No: 0 |
| House: | Required: 60 | Yes votes: 76 (76.00%) | No votes: 20 (20.00%) | Yes: 2; No: 20 | Yes: 74; No: 0 |
| Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1, Changes to Legislative Session End Dates and Special Sessions Measure | Democrats | Republicans | |||
| Senate: | Required: 23 | Yes votes: 31 (81.6%) | No votes: 4 (10.5%) | Yes: 2; No: 3 | Yes: 29; No: 1 |
| House: | Required: 60 | Yes votes: 78 (78%) | No votes: 16 (16%) | Yes: 6; No: 16 | Yes: 72; No: 0 |
Getting measures on the ballot
Citizens
In Kentucky, citizens do not have the power to initiate statewide initiatives or referendums. As of 2021, voters of Kentucky had never voted on a ballot measure to authorize a statewide initiative and referendum process.
Legislature
The Kentucky State Legislature can refer statewide ballot measures, in the form of constitutional amendments, to the general election ballot in even-numbered years. Kentucky requires a 60 percent vote in each legislative chamber during one legislative session to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 60 votes in the Kentucky House of Representatives and 23 votes in the Kentucky State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
Historical facts
In Kentucky, a total of 24 ballot measures appeared on statewide ballots between 1985 and 2020. Seventeen ballot measures were approved, and seven ballot measures were defeated.
| Kentucky statewide ballot measures, 1985-2020 | |||||||
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| Total number | Annual average | Annual minimum | Annual maximum | Approved | Defeated | ||
| # | % | # | % | ||||
Not on the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Local Government Fees and Sales Taxes Amendment | Taxes | Allows the legislature to authorize local governments to assess fees and requires local sales taxes to be applied the same was as the state sales tax | 
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| LRCA | Prohibit Gubernatorial Pardons Starting 30 Days before Election Amendment | State exec | Prohibits the governor from granting pardons or commuting sentences starting 30 days before the gubernatorial election through inauguration |
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