Title X, Elections
17 chapters · 300 sections in this title.
KRS § 116.013 "Voter" defined
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Unless the context otherwise requires, the word "voter" means any name contained in any registration list.
KRS § 116.025 Eligibility to vote
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(1) Every person who is a citizen of the United States, a resident of this state, and a resident of the precinct in which he or she offers to vote on or before the day preceding the closing of the registration books for any primary, general, or special election, who possesses on …
KRS § 116.035 Determination of voter's residence
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The following rules, so far as applicable, shall be observed in determining the residence of a person offering to vote: (1) A voter's residence shall be deemed to be at the place where his or her habitation is, and to which, when absent, he or she has the intention of returning. …
KRS § 116.037 Designation of precincts in area ceded or leased to the government of the United States
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United States. In each county having within its boundaries a geographical area which has been ceded or leased to the government of the United States, the county clerk shall designate the precincts to which voters claiming Kentucky residence for voting purposes shall be assigned. …
KRS § 116.045 Voter registration, transfer, or change of party affiliation -- Availability of forms
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forms. (1) Any person may register as a voter during the period registration is open if he or she possesses, or will possess on the day of the next regular election, the qualifications set forth in KRS 116.025. (2) The county clerk shall cause all registration to be closed the fo…
KRS § 116.0452 Standards for timely receipt of voter registration application -- Removal of names from registration books -- Confidentiality of registration location
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of names from registration books -- Confidentiality of registration location. (1) For the purpose of determining whether a voter registration application is received during the period in which registration books are open under KRS 116.045(2), an application shall be deemed timely…
KRS § 116.0455 Voter registration through motor vehicle driver's license application
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(1) (a) Each motor vehicle driver's license application, including any renewal application, submitted to the appropriate motor vehicle authority shall serve as an application for voter registration unless the applicant fails to sign the voter registration application. (b) An appl…
KRS § 116.046 Voter registration forms for public high schools, area technology centers, and private schools -- Public education program
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and private schools -- Public education program. (1) The county clerk shall provide voter registration forms annually to each principal or assistant principal of every public high school, each area technology center, and private schools, and each school shall have a designated pe…
KRS § 116.047 Forgery, alteration, destruction or failure to return completed registration form
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form. Any individual who forges or fraudulently alters a form completed by the prospective registrant, who willfully destroys a completed registration form or who willfully fails to return a completed form to the county clerk for official registration by the county clerk shall be…
KRS § 116.048 Voter registration agencies
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(1) The following agencies are designated as voter registration agencies in accordance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993: (a) Agencies that provide benefits under public assistance under Title IV-A of the Federal Social Security Act, the Special Supplemental Food P…
KRS § 116.055 Qualifications for voting in a primary
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(1) Before a person shall be qualified to vote in a primary, he or she: (a) Shall possess all the qualifications required of voters in a regular election; (b) Shall have been a registered member of the party in whose primary he or she seeks to vote on December 31 immediately prec…
KRS § 116.065 Verification of applications
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Each application for registration, change of affiliation, transfer of registration, federal provisional ballot, absentee ballot, or federal provisional absentee ballot, as absentee ballots and federal provisional absentee ballots are provided for by KRS 117.076, 117.077, 117.085,…
KRS § 116.085 Transfer of registration -- Change of residence -- Notification to voters following redistricting -- Name change
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following redistricting -- Name change. (1) When a voter changes his place of residence to another location within the county, the clerk shall, upon application of the voter in person, by mail, or through the Transportation Cabinet, transfer the voter's registration record to the…
KRS § 116.095 Access to registration records -- Redaction of Social Security numbers
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The county clerk shall permit any citizen, at all reasonable hours, to inspect or make copies of any registration record, without any fee. He or she shall, upon request, furnish to any citizen a copy of the registration records, for which he or she may charge necessary duplicatin…
KRS § 116.112 Voter registration purge program -- Inactive voter list
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(1) The State Board of Elections shall establish a voter registration purge program using the change-of-address information supplied by the United States Postal Service through its licensees or other sources to identify voters whose addresses may have changed. The State Board of …
KRS § 116.113 Removal of voter's name by state board upon notice of death, declaration of incompetency, excusal from jury duty due to not being a citizen of the United States, conviction of felony, or out-of-state registration -- Notice to county clerk
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of incompetency, excusal from jury duty due to not being a citizen of the United States, conviction of felony, or out-of-state registration -- Notice to county clerk. (1) (a) Upon receipt of notification from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or other reliable sources of…
KRS § 116.114 Voter registration records cleanup annual report -- Requirements -- Report of registered voter by address -- Online access to report and method for citizens to report anomalies
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Report of registered voter by address -- Online access to report and method for citizens to report anomalies. (1) The Secretary of State, in cooperation with the State Board of Elections, shall issue and present a comprehensive activity report regarding voter registration records…
KRS § 116.116 Agreements between State Board of Elections and federal government to identify registered voters who are deceased or are noncitizens -- Required provisions -- Notice to identified individuals -- Procedure to verify citizenship -- Purge of noncitizens from roster of qualified voters. (Effective January 1, 2028)
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identify registered voters who are deceased or are noncitizens -- Required provisions -- Notice to identified individuals -- Procedure to verify citizenship - - Purge of noncitizens from roster of qualified voters. (Effective January 1, 2028) (1) The State Board of Elections is a…
KRS § 116.135 Appeal from decision of county board
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Appeals from the decision of the county board of elections may be taken to the Circuit Court within ten (10) days following the final decision of the board.
KRS § 116.145 Fee for registration
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The fee for registration of all voters shall be paid to the county clerk by the state in the amount of twenty-five cents ($0.25) for each person registered.
KRS § 116.155 Forms for registration -- Information required
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All forms pertaining to registration shall be prescribed and furnished by the State Board of Elections. The registration form shall include the voter's name; date of birth; membership in a political party, political organization, or political group as defined in KRS 118.015, or i…
KRS § 116.165 Falsification of signature or verification
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Any person who falsely signs and verifies any form requiring verification shall be guilty of perjury and subject to the penalties therefor.
KRS § 116.200 Roster of voters eligible to vote in city and school board elections -- Information to be provided to county clerk
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Information to be provided to county clerk. (1) (a) On or before January 1, 2011, each city clerk, except in consolidated local governments and urban-county governments, shall provide the clerk of the county or counties in which the city is located with a list of all properties w…
KRS § 116.995 Penalties
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Any person who willfully fails to perform any of his duties as set forth in this chapter shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense. Each day of refusal to serve and carry out the duties as prescribed by law shall co…