The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the document
that governs the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It was first adopted
in 1792 and has since been rewritten three times and amended
many more. The latter versions were adopted in 1799, 1850 and
1891. The 1792 Constitution  The first constitutional convention
of Kentucky was called by Colonel Benjamin Logan on December 27,
1784 in Danville, the capital of Kentucky County, Virginia. Over
the next eight years, a total of ten constitutional conventions
were called, each making some progress toward a viable
constitution. The state's first constitution was accepted by the
United States Congress on June 1, 1792, making Kentucky the
fifteenth state. The 1792 Constitution had several similarities
to the United States Constitution in that it provided for three
branches of government – legislative, executive, and judicial –
and a bicameral legislature called the General Assembly. The
document contained a bill of rights, and called for an electoral
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