Carolyn Reid
Kentucky voters decided two proposed constitutional amendments on the general election ballot last Tuesday.
Amendment 1, which passed, forbids undocumented immigrants from voting.
Amendment 2, which failed, would have allowed public funds to travel with students who go to private schools. It was introduced after the charter schools’ initiative was ruled unconstitutional by the Kentucky Supreme Court.
The votes across the state were enthusiastic and split between the amendments.
AMENDMENT 1
Amendment 1 was approved by 62.4 percent of voters across the state and by 69.3 percent in Pendleton County.
The amendment was introduced by the Kentucky legislature in spite of federal law that makes it a crime for non-citizens to vote in a presidential or congressional elections, and state mandates require voters must be citizens in order to vote (Sections 145 and 155).
Evidence shows that few people vote illegally anywhere.
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