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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 89.600 (2026)

Repealed, 1980

✓ current as of May 2026
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Catchline at repeal: Referendum. History: Repealed 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 235, sec. 20, effective July 15, 1980. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 3235dd-46, 3480c-47, 3606c-31.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1944–1996 · leading case: Kohler v. Benckart, 252 S.W.2d 854 (Ky. Ct. App. 1952).
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Kohler v. Benckart, 252 S.W.2d 854 (Ky. Ct. App. 1952). · cites it 3× “The argument is that the ordinance, by its own terms, did not take ef-feet until more than 10 days after its passage, and therefore it is subject to referendum by virtue of the provision of KRS 89.600 which allows a referendum on any ordinance that “cannot” become effective…”
Seaton, Mayor v. Lackey, 182 S.W.2d 336 (Ky. Ct. App. 1944). “KRS 89.600 provides: “Referendum. If during the ten days next following the passage of any ordinance that cannot become effective within ten days after its passage, a petition signed by a number of voters equal to at least twenty-five percent of the total number of votes cast…”
F. M. Vanmeter v. City of Paris, 273 S.W.2d 49 (Ky. Ct. App. 1954). · cites it 2× “rule is that the power to be exercised is legislative if it prescribes a new policy .”
Candler v. Blevins, 922 S.W.2d 376 (Ky. 1996). “The General Assembly removed any such authority with the repeal of KRS 89.600 and 89.610 in 1980. The people of the Commonwealth have the right and duty to involve themselves in the operation of that government by voting.”
Katter, Inc. v. Brockman, 349 S.W.2d 838 (Ky. Ct. App. 1961). “) That section is supplemented by KRS 89.600, which declares that if during the ten days next following the passage of any ordinance that cannot become effective within ten days after its passage; a petition for referendum (as described) is presented to the Board of…”
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