Amendment 1 had overwhelming support from the GOP, while others noted that the language felt redundant due to state and federal voting requirements.

With no election for statewide office on the ballot in Kentucky this year, the school-choice measure was the most intensely debated issue of the fall campaign. Advocates on both sides ran TV ads and mounted grassroots efforts to make their case in the high-stakes campaign.

State and federal law already ban noncitizens from trying to vote in elections in Kentucky, with criminal penalties.

One of the biggest issues in Kentucky this election is Amendment 2 – and Kentucky voters have largely rejected it so far.

Kentucky voters approved an amendment to the state Constitution that further prohibits people who are not U.S. citizens from voting in Kentucky elections on Tuesday. Amendment 1 specifies, “No person who is not a citizen of the United States shall be allowed to vote in this state.

Voters in cities and counties across the state are deciding whether to allow medical cannabis in their communities. See election results below. Sign up for our NewslettersBelow are how some cities in northern Kentucky have voted on the issue:Union: AgainstFlorence: ForAlexandria: ForBellevue: ForSouthgate: ForWilder: ForWarsaw: ForCrestview Hills: ForElsmere: ForIndependence: ForLudlow: ForFalmouth: ForPendleton County: ForState lawmakers legalized medical marijuana in Kentucky last year,

Amendment 2 to allow public funds to go to private and charter school education was rejected universally in Kentucky counties when the Associated Press called the race.