Kentucky Judicial Branch Restructuring Referendum (1975)

## Contents

* 1 Election results
* 2 Text of measure
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

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The Kentucky State Courts Restructuring Referendum, also known as Amendment 1, was on the November 4, 1975 ballot in Kentucky as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure overhauled and restructured the state judicial system. It created a system with the following divisions:[1]

* State Supreme Court
* Court of Appeals
* Circuit Courts
* District Courts

## Election results[edit]

Kentucky Amendment 1 (1975)

Result| Votes| Percentage
a Yes|  215,419|  54.46%
No| 180,124| 45.54%

Election results via: Kentucky State Board of Elections, 1975 Primary and General Election Results

## Text of measure[edit]

See also: Kentucky Constitution, Judicial Department Article

The language appeared on the ballot as:[2]

“  | AMENDMENT 1

Are you in favor of amending the constitution of the Commonwealth (by repealing the present sections 109 through 139, 141 and 143, and enacting in lieu thereof sections 109 through 124) to revise the Judicial Branch of Government by establishing one Court of Justice, composed of a Supreme Court, a Court of Appeals, a trial court of general jurisdiction known as the circuit court, and a trial court of limited jurisdiction known as the district court, but retain the nonjudicial powers and duties conferred upon the county judge and justices of the peace; providing for the location, composition, administration and jurisdiction of such courts; providing for the eligibility, term of office, election, removal, filling of vacancies, prohibited activities, compensation, and retirement of judges of such courts; providing for the election, selection and removal of the clerks of such courts; and providing a schedule of transition for those judges in office on the effective date of the amendment?[3]

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## See also[edit]

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* Kentucky 1975 ballot measures
* 1975 ballot measures
* List of Kentucky ballot measures
* History of Initiative & Referendum in Kentucky

## External links[edit]

* History of Kentucky's Constitution
* 1975 Constitutional Amendment Votes

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Legislative Research Commission, "The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky," accessed March 13, 2014
2. ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "1975 Primary and General Election Results," accessed March 14, 2014
3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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