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there are 35 amendments to the Kentucky constitution
Article V of the Constitution states: The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress So an amendment can become part of the Constitution either: 1) By the passage of the amendment by 2/3 of the house and 2/3 of the senate, followed by ratification by the legislatures of 3/4 of the states. OR 2) By the legislatures of 2/3 of the states calling a special convention where any approved amendments must be followed by ratification by the legislatures of 3/4 of all the states. Only the first method has ever been successfully used to amend the US Constitution.
The constitution calls for the President to elected by electors from the states. It allows the state legislatures to decide how to choose its electors. Probably most of the framers expected the legislatures to elect the electors rather than holding a popular election to choose them.
There are actually a total of four ways to change the constitution.Proposal by convention of states, ratification by state conventions (never used)Proposal by convention of states, ratification by state legislatures (never used)Proposal by Congress, ratification by state conventions (used once)Proposal by Congress, ratification by state legislatures (used all other times)
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