Kentucky Civics: How Your State Government Works

by bam

A practical, non-partisan guide to how the Commonwealth of Kentucky governs itself, and how you take part where you live. Kentucky has some distinctive traits: it is one of only four 'Commonwealths'; it elects its Governor in odd-numbered years (separate from the presidential cycle); and it has 120 counties, the third-most of any state, so county government is a big part of civic life. You'll learn Kentucky's Constitution of 1891, its large plural executive, its General Assembly of 38 senators and 100 representatives, its nonpartisan elected judiciary, and its many counties. Time-sensitive facts are flagged, pointing to sos.ky.gov. Cited to Kentucky's own official sources (legislature.ky.gov, sos.ky.gov, kycourts.gov).