After Kentucky voters thwarted a Republican-backed “school choice” amendment, the legislature’s supermajority will likely focus on holding “poorly performing school systems” accountable, said Republican Senate President Robert Stivers.

Amendment 2 would have changed the Kentucky constitution to allow funding for charter schools. Despite an overwhelming no from voters on Tuesday, school choice advocates said they're confident charter schools and more will come to the state.

Voters rejected separate proposals in Colorado and Kentucky that aimed to add language supporting school choice to their states' constitutions.

Kentucky voters are set to deliver their verdict Tuesday on a key education issue. The question is whether state lawmakers should be allowed to allocate tax dollars to support students attending private or charter schools.

School choice, an issue that has divided parents for years, is on the ballot in three states this November: Kentucky, Colorado and Nebraska. Choice programs allow states to spend public funds for private or alternative schools.

According to unofficial results from Kentucky.gov, just over 2,087,000 ballots were cast in the commonwealth through the election. With around 3,548,000 voters registered, turnout was just below 59%.Trump received 65% of the state's votes,

Kentuckians on opposite sides of a school choice ballot measure are framing the election as a pivotal moment for education.

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,

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.

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.

Voters in Kentucky have rejected Constitutional Amendment 2, a ballot measure that would have changed where public tax dollars are allocated for education.