Cities in Kentucky
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Top 100 cities by population |
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities.
This page includes the following resources:
- The city governments covered by Ballotpedia in Kentucky
- An overview of local elections in Kentucky
- An overview of the initiative process in Kentucky
Cities
City government
Click the links in the table below for information about the cities in Ballotpedia's coverage scope and the county governments that overlap those cities:
| City | County |
|---|---|
| Frankfort | Franklin County |
| Lexington | Fayette County |
| Louisville | Jefferson County |
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 118 counties, 417 cities, towns, and villages, and 601 special districts.[1]
Cities and Counties also have the option of consolidating governments under one of the forms provided by state law. Louisville-Jefferson operates as a consolidated local government under Kentucky Revised Statute 67C. Lexington-Fayette operates as an urban county government under Kentucky Revised Statute 67A and the local charter created during the merger process.
Elections
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
2024
2023
2022
2021
Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in Kentucky that year.
2020
Past elections
Initiative process availability
An initiative process is not mentioned explicitly, but seems to be prohibited by Kentucky Revised Statute Section 83A.120 below. The process for referendum is allowed, but is restricted to the limited issues which are established in Section 60 of the Constitution below.[2]
See also
| Kentucky | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
