KY · constitutions
Ky. Const. § 64
Division of county or removal of county seat, election required -- Minimum population of county
No county shall be divided, or have any part stricken therefrom, except in the formation of new counties, without submitting the question to a vote of the people of the county, nor unless the majority of all the legal voters of the county voting on the question shall vote for the same. The county seat of no county as now located, or as may hereafter be located, shall be moved, except upon a vote of two-thirds of those voting; nor shall any new county be established which will reduce any county to less than twelve thousand inhabitants, nor shall any county be created containing a less population.
History
Text as Ratified on: August 3, 1891, and revised September 28, 1891. History: Not yet amended.
Provenance
- Source
- apps.legislature.ky.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
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