Lexington, Kentucky, Park Fund Measure (November 2024)

Lexington Park Fund Measure
Election date November 5, 2024
Topic City tax and County tax
Status Approved
Type Referral

Lexington Park Fund Measure was on the ballot as a referral in Lexington on November 5, 2024. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported this ballot measure to: establish a dedicated Park Fund, with funding for parks, trails, playgrounds, and recreational facilities, and enact a tax of $22.50 per $100,000 of a property's taxable value to provide revenue for the Park Fund.

A "no" vote opposed this ballot measure to: establish a dedicated Park Fund, with funding for parks, trails, playgrounds, and recreational facilities, and enact a tax of $22.50 per $100,000 of a property's taxable value to provide revenue for the Park Fund.

Election results

Lexington Park Fund Measure
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		81,961	60.89%
No		52,641	39.11%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Park Fund Measure was as follows:

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FOR ratification of the establishment of a dedicated public “Park Fund” program that will provide funds to improve and develop neighborhood parks, walking and hiking trails, nature parks, bike trails, swimming pools, playgrounds, dog parks, recreational facilities for children, adults, families, and seniors to be financed by the levy of an additional two and one quarter cents ($0.0225) per one hundred dollars ($100) on all taxable real property, effective January 1, 2025. AGAINST ratification of the establishment of a dedicated public “Park Fund” program that will provide funds to improve and develop neighborhood parks, walking and hiking trails, nature parks, bike trails, swimming pools, playgrounds, dog parks, recreational facilities, and other related facilities for children, adults, families, and seniors to be financed by the levy of an additional two and one quarter cents ($0.0225) per one hundred dollars ($100) on all taxable real property, effective January 1, 2025.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Support

Parks Sustainable Funding led the campaign in support of the ballot measure.

Arguments

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Opposition

Arguments

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Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Kentucky

On April 25, 2024, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council voted unanimously to refer the measure to the ballot for November 5.

How to cast a vote

See also: Voting in Kentucky

See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in Kentucky.

How to vote in Kentucky

Poll times

In Kentucky, all polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Central and Eastern Time. All those in line by 6:00 p.m. will be permitted to vote.

Registration

Check your voter registration status here.

According to the Kentucky State Board of Elections, in order to register to vote, a person must:

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Be a U.S. citizen and a Kentucky resident for at least 28 days before the election. Non-U.S. citizens, including U.S. nationals do not qualify; Be at least 18 years old by the next General Election; Kentucky law allows qualified individuals to register at 17 years of age and be able to participate in a Primary Election if the individual will be 18 years old by the General Election; Not be a convicted felon (or, if convicted of a felony, my right to vote has been restored following an expungement, Executive Pardon, or Executive Order; Not have been judged mentally incompetent in a court of law and have voting rights removed; Not claim the right to vote outside Kentucky.

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The deadline to submit a voter registration application is 29 days before an election, unless that day is a state or federal holiday. If mailed, applications must be postmarked by that deadline.

Voter registration applications may be completed online, mailed to the county clerk's office, or submitted in person at the county clerk's office.

Automatic registration

Kentucky does not practice automatic voter registration.

Online registration

See also: Online voter registration

Kentucky has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

Same-day registration

Kentucky does not allow same-day voter registration.

Residency requirements

Kentucky law requires 28 days of residency in the state before a person may vote.

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

Kentucky does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual must attest that they are a U.S. citizen when registering to vote. According to the state's voter registration application, "per KRS 119.025, any person who causes himself to be registered when he is not legally entitled to register, shall be subject to penalties including fines and/or a term of imprisonment not less than one (1) year nor more than (5) years."

All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment. Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

Verifying your registration

The Voter Information Center site, run by the Kentucky State Board of Elections, allows residents to check their voter registration status online.

Voter ID requirements

Kentucky requires voters to present identification while voting.

Voters can present the following forms of identification:

• Driver’s license
• Social Security card
• County issued identification card approved in writing by the State Board of Elections
• U.S. government-issued identification card
• Kentucky state government-issued identification card with a picture
• Any form of ID containing both picture and signature

If a precinct officer is a personal acquaintance of the voter, the voter does not have to produce identification.

See also

Local measures

• Local measures in 2024
• City tax on the ballot

• Fayette County measures

Kentucky

• Kentucky 2024 local measures
• Local ballot measures, Kentucky
• Lexington, Kentucky

News and analysis

• State and local preemption conflicts
• Measures advancing national agendas

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