Title X, Elections

surveillance -- Examination -- Custody of keys. (1) For a period of thirty (30) days following any election, the voting equipment shall remain locked against voting, the ballot boxes containing all paper ballots shall remain locked, and the voting equipment and ballot boxes shall…

to compel recanvass -- Returns -- Forms for reporting recanvassed vote -- Administrative regulations for recanvass procedures. (1) The canvass and returns provided for in KRS 117.275 shall constitute the official returns of the precinct, unless before 4 p.m. on the Tuesday follow…

(1) Each political party is entitled to have not exceeding two (2) challengers at each precinct during the holding of the primary election. Any group of bona fide candidates, as defined in KRS 118.176, of the same political party equal to twenty- five percent (25%) of all the can…

The duties of a challenger appointed and certified as provided in KRS 117.315 shall include: (1) The challenge of the eligibility of a voter who presents himself at the precinct to vote, but who the challenger has reason to believe: (a) Is not a duly registered voter in the preci…

A challenger appointed and certified as provided in KRS 117.315 shall not: (1) Electioneer or campaign on behalf of any candidate, issue, or political party; (2) Handle official election materials except as provided in KRS 117.187; (3) Attempt to intimidate or harass, verbally or…

(1) It shall be the duty of a precinct election officer to warn a challenger who violates any provision of KRS 117.187 and 117.316 to 117.318. If the challenger continues to violate these provisions, the precinct election officer shall order the challenger out of the polling plac…

Remedies -- Penalties -- Defense -- Exceptions. (1) (a) Any candidate for any elected office whose appearance, action, or speech is altered through the use of synthetic media in an electioneering communication may seek injunctive or other equitable relief against the sponsor of t…

expenses -- Submission of claims. The county clerk may request reimbursement from the State Board of Elections, for the cost of employing office personnel necessary for the conduct of elections, including the registration and purgation of voters in the county. Such reimbursement …

(1) The cost of all elections held in any county shall be allowed by the fiscal court or legislative body of any urban-county government, charter county, consolidated local government, or unified local government and paid by the county treasurer, except as otherwise provided by l…

board of elections -- Contents. (1) Within three (3) days after any primary or general election, the precinct election sheriff shall file a report with the chair of the county board of elections and with the local grand jury. The report shall include any irregularities observed a…

affirmations, and absentee ballot applications by county clerk to grand jury -- Certified photocopies. Upon the first day a grand jury convenes after a primary, regular election, or special election, the county clerk shall present to the grand jury all voter assistance forms, all…

to approval of State Board of Elections -- Petition in emergency situation. (1) The legislative body of any county, urban-county government, charter county government, consolidated local government, or unified local government, may acquire by purchase or lease or lease-purchase a…

Elections. (1) (a) Any person or corporation owning, manufacturing, or selling any voting system or e-poll book product may request the State Board of Elections to examine the voting system or e-poll book product. Before requesting an examination or reexamination, any person, per…

The State Board of Elections shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A which shall maintain the maximum degree of correctness, impartiality, and efficiency of the procedures of voting and shall provide methods to: (1) Count, tabulate, and reco…

A voter who spoils or defaces a ballot or marks it erroneously shall return the ballot to an election officer. The election officer shall deliver to the voter another ballot, but no voter may receive more than three (3) ballots including the one originally delivered to the voter.…

On any day after ballots have been certified by the Secretary of State as provided in KRS 118.215, petitions to allow consolidation of precincts have been approved by the State Board of Elections as provided in KRS 117.066, and any petitions authorized by KRS 242.030(4) are filed…

The provisions of all laws relating to elections not inconsistent with Acts 1982, Ch. 360 apply to elections in all counties in which electronic or electromechanical tabulation of ballots are used.

Beginning January 1, 1984, the State Board of Elections shall submit a biennial report to the Legislature concerning the status of various voting equipment and voting systems that are in use or are approved for use in this state. This report shall also contain any recommendations…

students -- Private sponsorship. (1) The Secretary of State shall implement an annual statewide essay contest for students in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) and an annual statewide slogan contest, each to be relative to an elections-related topic to be chosen by the Secretar…

(1) Any person appointed to serve as an election officer but who shall knowingly and willfully fail to serve and who is not excused by the county board of elections for the reasons specified in this chapter shall be guilty of a violation and shall be ineligible to serve as an ele…

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Ballot" or "official ballot" means the official presentation of offices and candidates to be voted for, including write-in candidates, and all public questions submitted for determination, and shall include a vo…

For the purpose of this chapter: (1) The boundaries of the congressional districts created by this chapter shall be those shown on the maps generated by the Legislative Research Commission's geographic information system to accompany the redistricting plan enacted into law. The o…

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Political party" means an affiliation or organization of electors representing a political policy and having a constituted authority for its government and regulation, and whose candidate received at least ten p…

Justices of the Supreme Court shall be elected from the Supreme Court districts established by KRS Chapter 21A.

holding elections. (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, voting in all primaries and elections shall be by secret paper ballot. (2) The general laws applying to primaries, regular elections, and special elections shall apply to primaries, regular elections, and special electio…

Except as required by KRS 39A.100 related to the emergency powers granted to the Governor and Secretary of State as to the time and place for holding elections, no government official other than the General Assembly may suspend or revise any statute pertaining to elections.

(1) Judges of the Court of Appeals shall be elected from the same districts as are justices of the Supreme Court. (2) In each Court of Appeals district there shall be, for election purposes, numbered divisions corresponding to the number of Court of Appeals Judges in the district…

for or execute absentee ballot, and to serve or train to be election officer. (1) The polls shall be opened on the day of a primary, special election, or regular election at 6 a.m., prevailing time, and shall remain open until each voter who is waiting in line at the polls at 6 p…

(1) Circuit Judges shall be elected from the judicial circuits established in KRS Chapter 23A. (2) In judicial circuits having two (2) or more judges there shall be, for election purposes, numbered divisions corresponding to the number of Circuit Judges in the circuit. Each judge…

(1) Family court judges shall be elected from the judicial circuits established in KRS Chapter 23A and to a family court division so designated by the Supreme Court pursuant to Section 112(6) of the Constitution of Kentucky. (2) All family court divisions as certified by the Cler…

(1) Every voting location on the day upon which any election is held shall, during voting hours, display an American flag of dimensions of reasonable size, which shall be firmly attached to the main entrance of the voting location so that it will be readily visible to the general…

(1) District Judges shall be elected from judicial districts. (2) In judicial districts having two (2) or more judges there shall be, for election purposes, numbered divisions corresponding to the number of District Judges in the district. Each judge shall be elected at large fro…

names on ballot -- Duties of Secretary of State -- Ballot position unalterable -- Certification of nomination. (Effective until January 1, 2027) (1) Except as provided in KRS 118A.100, no person's name shall appear on a ballot, including an absentee ballot, for an office of the C…

judicial office. (1) A candidate for judicial office may publicly disclose his or her political party affiliation, including but not limited to: (a) Identifying himself or herself as a member of a political party; (b) Stating current voter registration status or past or current p…

Ineligibility of Senior Status Special Judge. (1) No person who was a candidate for nomination for any office of the Court of Justice in a primary and who, before the succeeding regular election, is declared by the final judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction to have vio…

Secretary of State's duties -- Ballot labels -- Ballot position unalterable -- District, circuit, or numbered division candidate with most votes elected. (1) For the regular election, the order of names on the ballot for each district or circuit, and numbered division if division…

Ineligibility of Senior Status Special Judge. (1) Candidates for an unexpired term of a judicial office to be filled at a regular election shall be nominated at the primary next preceding the regular election in the manner prescribed in KRS 118A.060 if the vacancy occurs not late…

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is divided into six (6) congressional districts as provided by KRS 118B.110 to 118B.160.

candidates -- Ineligibility of Senior Status Special Judge. (1) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section and in KRS 118.115, every political party shall nominate all of its candidates for elective offices to be voted for at any regular election at a primary h…

The First Congressional District shall consist of the following territory: County: Adair KY County: Allen KY County: Anderson KY (part) E101 - Alton (part) 210059501011001, 210059501011002, 210059501011003, 210059501011010, 210059501011018, 210059501012000, E103 - West Alton (par…

-- Ineligibility of Senior Status Special Judge. (1) Except as provided in KRS 83A.045(2)(b) governing vacancies in candidacy, candidates for unexpired terms to be filled at a regular election shall be nominated at the primary next preceding the regular election, if the vacancy o…

The Second Congressional District shall consist of the following territory: County: Barren KY County: Breckinridge KY County: Bullitt KY County: Butler KY County: Daviess KY County: Edmonson KY County: Grayson KY County: Green KY County: Hancock KY County: Hardin KY County: Hart …

-- Form in which name may appear on ballot. (Effective until January 1, 2027) (1) Except as provided in KRS 118.155, any person who is qualified under the provisions of KRS 116.055 to vote in any primary for the candidates for nomination by the party at whose hands he or she seek…

Lieutenant Governor -- Joint election of slate of candidates. (1) Each candidate for the office of Governor shall designate a candidate for Lieutenant Governor to serve as his or her running mate in a slate of candidates. After the filing of the certificate or petition of nominat…

(1) The Secretary of State or the county clerk, as appropriate, shall certify the exact spelling and form of the name of the candidate to be printed on all ballots in accordance with the requirements listed in this section. (2) A candidate's nickname which is found to be, in the …

No judicial candidate's name shall appear on any ballot more than once.

The Third Congressional District shall consist of the following territory: County: Jefferson KY (part) A105 - Precinct 105 28 District A107 - Precinct 107 28 District A108 - Precinct 108 28 District A111 - Precinct 111 28 District A113 - Precinct 113 28 District A114 - Precinct 1…

No person shall file a notification and declaration to become a candidate in a primary election as a pretended, fictitious or "dummy" candidate for the purpose of influencing or controlling the selection of challengers or inspectors or officers of election, nor shall any person s…

The Fourth Congressional District shall consist of the following territory: County: Boone KY County: Bracken KY County: Campbell KY County: Carroll KY County: Carter KY (part) A103 - Iron Hill (part) 210439603002006, 210439603002014, 210439604001000, 210439604001001, 210439604001…

(1) The Secretary of State shall keep a book entitled "Register of Candidates for Nomination to Offices of the Court of Justice." The Secretary of State shall enter in that book the name, the email address or post office box address, the office sought, and the district number of …