Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 118.430 (2026)

Repealed, 1972

✓ current as of May 2026
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Catchline at repeal: Constitutional amendments -- how submitted to vote and voted on. History: Repealed 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 69, effective December 1, 1972. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 152, sec. 96, effective June 13, 1968. -- Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 242, sec. 28, effective March 23, 1946. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1459.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1949–2019 · leading case: Stovall v. Gartrell, 332 S.W.2d 256 (Ky. Ct. App. 1960).
Stovall v. Gartrell, 332 S.W.2d 256 (Ky. Ct. App. 1960). · cites it 10× “Act provided: “In any election the form of the proposal shall be ‘Are you in favor of the issuance and sale of bonds to pay a bonus to veterans of the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, and the Korean Conflict, which bonds shall be paid from the proceeds of a tax…”
Funk v. Fielder, 243 S.W.2d 474 (Ky. Ct. App. 1951). · cites it 2× “The suit seeks to have the submission of the amendment stopped upon the ground that the form of the question to appear on the ballots, prepared by the Attorney General as prescribed by KRS 118.430, .is not stated “in a manner calculated to inform the electorate of the substance…”
Ferguson v. Redding, 304 S.W.2d 927 (Ky. Ct. App. 1957). · cites it 2× “In attempted compliance with the provisions of KRS 118.430(2), the Attorney General prepared a question to be placed upon the ballots at the November 1957 general election, purporting to state the “substance” of an amendment to the Kentucky Constitution proposed by Chapter 169…”
Smith v. Hatcher, Sec'y of State, 223 S.W.2d 182 (Ky. Ct. App. 1949). “” KRS 118.430(2) provides: “The Attorney-General shall state the substance of the amendment in the form of a question in a manner calculated to inform the electorate of the substance of the amendment, and shall certify the question to the Secretary of State for inclusion upon…”
Whitney Westerfield in His Off. Capacity as Senator v. David M. Ward (Ky. 2019). · cites it 3× “Fielder, where we explained that the phrase “‘the vote to be taken thereon in such manner as the General Assembly may provide’ left it open for the legislature to prescribe the manner, and, in so doing, it enacted KRS 118.”
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 118.430(2): 3 cases
Stovall v. Gartrell, 332 S.W.2d 256 (Ky. Ct. App. 1960). “Act provided: “In any election the form of the proposal shall be ‘Are you in favor of the issuance and sale of bonds to pay a bonus to veterans of the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, and the Korean Conflict, which bonds shall be paid from the proceeds of a tax…”
Ferguson v. Redding, 304 S.W.2d 927 (Ky. Ct. App. 1957). “In attempted compliance with the provisions of KRS 118.430(2), the Attorney General prepared a question to be placed upon the ballots at the November 1957 general election, purporting to state the “substance” of an amendment to the Kentucky Constitution proposed by Chapter 169…”
Smith v. Hatcher, Sec'y of State, 223 S.W.2d 182 (Ky. Ct. App. 1949). “” KRS 118.430(2) provides: “The Attorney-General shall state the substance of the amendment in the form of a question in a manner calculated to inform the electorate of the substance of the amendment, and shall certify the question to the Secretary of State for inclusion upon…”
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