Constitutional Amendment 1: What Kentucky voters should know
Only Kentucky's governor can call a special session. But Constitutional Amendment 1 would shift such power to the Republican-run legislature instead.
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Only Kentucky's governor can call a special session. But Constitutional Amendment 1 would shift such power to the Republican-run legislature instead.
Only Kentucky's governor can call a special session. But Constitutional Amendment 1 would shift such power to the Republican-run legislature instead.
Only Kentucky's governor can call a special session. But Constitutional Amendment 1 would shift such power to the Republican-run legislature instead.
Opponents argue the measure would radically shift powers from the governor to lawmakers.
On Election Day in November, there are two amendments on the ballot in Kentucky: the much-publicized Amendment 2, which would undermine abortion rights in the state, and the lesser-known Amendment 1, which would allow the Legislature to call itself into special session.