Kentucky Proposed Constitution Referendum (1967)

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The Kentucky Proposed Constitution Referendum was on the November 8, 1967 ballot in Kentucky as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure submitted a draft of a new commonwealth constitution to the voters for approval. The measure did not win a single county in the state.[1]

Election results

Kentucky Proposed Constitution Referendum (1967)
ResultVotesPercentage
Defeatedd No517,03478.32%
Yes 143,133 21.68%

Election results via: Legislative Research Commission, Informational Bulletin No. 59

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This measure was an attempt to circumvent a constitutional convention call to perform an overhaul of the Kentucky Constitution. The draft constitution was able to be directly submitted to the voters under an interpretation of Section 4 of the Kentucky Bill of Rights which states that all power is inherent in the people and they have at all times an inalienable and indefeasible right to alter, reform or abolish their government in such manner as they may deem proper. This interpretation was approved by an appeals court allowing the draft on to the 1967 ballot.[1]

Similar measures

This measure was one of several attempts to rewrite the Kentucky Constitution. Four attempts to call a constitutional convention have been made, including the following:

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