HB441
Log in to followAN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to citizenship requirements for state and local elected officials.
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to require candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture, member of the General Assembly, any justice or judge of the Kentucky Court of Justice, county officer, or any other statewide, judicial, legislative, or local elected office to be a citizen of the United States, and not a citizen or national of any foreign state or country, at the time of their election or appointment for the duration of their term, and for 18 years immediately preceding election or appointment, in order to hold each respective office; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Introduced: January 20, 2026
Last action: January 28, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill proposes an amendment to the Kentucky Constitution that would require anyone running for or being appointed to a wide range of state and local elected offices to be a United States citizen, and not a citizen or national of any foreign country, both at the time of their election or appointment and for the 18 years leading up to it. It would apply to offices ranging from Governor and state legislature members to local county offices and judges. Because it is a constitutional amendment, it would be placed on the ballot for Kentucky voters to approve or reject. Who it may affect: people seeking elected office in Kentucky at the state, judicial, legislative, and local levels.
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