SB 14 - Non-Partisan Public Officials - Kentucky Key Vote
John Westwood voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- House Bill Sent To Committee
- March 3, 2008
- Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 26, 2008
- Introduced
- Jan. 8, 2008
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Stage Details
Title: Non-Partisan Public Officials
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt a constitutional amendment that abolishes the office of Treasurer and requires that candidates for the offices of Auditor of Public Accounts and Attorney General be non-partisan.
Highlights:
- Must be submitted to voters for ratification or rejection (Sec. 7). - Substitute offered by Senate State and Local Government Committee on 02/20/2008.
More Info About this Vote
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES THREE-FIFTHS APPROVAL IN EACH CHAMBER FOR PASSAGE. IT MUST THEN BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF CITIZENS VOTING IN THE NEXT ELECTION TO BECOME ENACTED.
Title: Non-Partisan Public Officials