Kentucky voters defeated a constitutional amendment that would have increased the terms of office for district judges and commonwealth attorneys in each circuit court district.

The amendment would have also increased the requirement for district judges of being a licensed attorney from two years to eight years.

The failure of the amendment keeps the term of office at four years for district judges and six years for a commonwealth attorney in each circuit court district.

As of Wednesday morning, with 96% of votes counted, the measure was defeated by 38%.

The 154th regular session of the General Assembly adjourned sine die on April 16.

The Republican supermajority in both the House and Senate voted to override Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of Senate Bill 2.

Senate bill 2 requires voters to present government-issued photo identification in order to cast a ballot beginning with the November general election.

Additionally, a passed bill proposing a constitutional amendment will appear on the November ballot.

The amendment will increase the term of office for district judges from four years to eight years beginning in 2022.