Title X, Elections

Unless the context otherwise requires, the word "voter" means any name contained in any registration list.

(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 …

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. …

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. …

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…

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…

(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…

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…

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…

(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…

(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…

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,…

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…

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…

(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 …

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…

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…

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…

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.

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.

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…

Any person who falsely signs and verifies any form requiring verification shall be guilty of perjury and subject to the penalties therefor.

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…

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…

As used in this chapter: (1) "Audit log" means a detailed record of all actions and events that have occurred on the voting system, including: (a) Log-in attempts with username and time stamp; (b) Election definition and setup; (c) Ballot preparation and results processing; (d) D…

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Covered voter" means: (a) A uniformed-service voter or an overseas voter who is registered to vote in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; (b) A uniformed-service voter defined in subsection (9)(a) of this section whos…

(1) There shall be a State Board of Elections that is an independent agency of state government, which shall administer the election laws of the state and supervise registration and purgation of voters within the state. The board: (a) May promulgate administrative regulations nec…

The voting procedures in this chapter apply to: (1) A primary, regular, or special election for federal office; (2) A primary, regular, or special election for statewide or state legislative office or concerning a state ballot measure; and (3) A primary, regular, or special elect…

The State Board of Elections may declare a county to be a preclearance county for election purposes when that county has a history of voter fraud, noncompliance with election laws, or voter complaints about the integrity of a particular election. In a county designated as a precl…

The Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the State Board of Elections, by mutual agreement, may petition Franklin Circuit Court to declare that an election crisis exists in a county where there is evidence of sufficient malfeasance, nonfeasance, or criminal activity to j…

(1) The State Board of Elections shall appoint an executive director, who shall be the chief administrative officer for the board. The board shall also appoint an assistant director, who shall be of a different political party than the director. The salaries of the director and t…

The State Board of Elections shall promulgate administrative regulations and procedures necessary to: (1) Designate which election records and materials shall be retained; (2) Establish the manner in which the records and materials shall be maintained; (3) Establish by whom the r…

illegal acts, penalties, and right to report administrative errors at polling places. (1) The State Board of Elections shall publish and broadcast announcements throughout the state regarding the importance of voting in a free and conscientious manner, procedures for registering …

(1) The State Board of Elections is responsible for implementing this chapter and the Commonwealth of Kentucky's responsibilities under the Registration and Voting by Absent Uniformed Services Voters and Overseas Voters in Elections for Federal Office Act, 52 U.S.C. secs. 20301 t…

Meetings -- Questions regarding voter registration and proof of identification - - Staff. (1) There shall be a county board of elections, which shall, at the direction and under the supervision of the State Board of Elections, administer the election laws and the registration and…

regulations. (1) In registering to vote, an overseas voter who is eligible to vote in the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall use and shall be assigned to the voting precinct of the address of the last place of residence of the voter in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, or, in the case of…

Minors permitted to serve as election officers -- Reimbursement. (1) (a) The county board of elections shall in the manner prescribed by this section, not later than March 20 each year, except in a year in which no primary and regular elections are scheduled, appoint for each pre…

Declaration accompanying federal ballot -- Electronic transmission system. (1) To apply to register to vote, in addition to any other approved method, a covered voter may use a federal postcard application, or the application's electronic equivalent. (2) A covered voter may use t…

boundary file -- Failure of board to perform duty -- Coordination of precinct boundary changes with other boundaries. Subject to KRS 117.0551 to 117.0555: (1) Each county shall be divided into election precincts by the county board of elections. Each election precinct shall be co…

(1) A county board of elections shall establish election precincts so that each boundary of each precinct follows: (a) A boundary described in KRS 117.055(1); (b) The boundary of an incorporated city; (c) A boundary of an urban-county legislative district established under KRS Ch…

(1) As used in KRS 117.055 to 117.0555 and KRS 117.0557, "establish a precinct" shall include the following: (a) Creating a new precinct; (b) Dividing one (1) precinct into two (2) or more precincts; (c) Combining two (2) or more precincts into one (1) precinct; and (d) Altering …

returned orders. (1) The executive director of the State Board of Elections or his designee shall examine each proposed precinct establishment order submitted under KRS 117.0552 to determine if the order would establish precincts in compliance with KRS 117.055 to 117.0552. (2) If…

(1) When a proposed precinct establishment order has been returned to the county board of elections under KRS 117.0553, and the county board of elections has determined that the noncompliance described by the executive director cannot be corrected by the establishment of a precin…

If the county board of elections believes that the proposed order returned under KRS 117.0553(3) complies with KRS 117.055 to 117.0552, the county board may resubmit the order to the executive director and request a hearing before the State Board of Elections. If the State Board …

Opportunity for comment. For the purposes of implementing KRS 7.550: (1) The State Board of Elections shall provide the Legislative Research Commission: (a) A copy of each proposed precinct establishment order submitted under KRS 117.0552; (b) A copy of each request for an exempt…

The boundaries of all election precincts in the Commonwealth shall comply with KRS 117.055 and 117.0551, and all county boards of elections shall have filed with the State Board of Elections digital precinct boundary files and detailed descriptions of precinct boundaries that pro…

(1) The provisions of KRS 117.055 notwithstanding, the county boards of elections shall maintain the boundaries of election precincts from January 1 of each year ending in "0" until the termination of the next following regular or extraordinary session of the General Assembly whi…

The county board of elections shall not add territory to, delete territory from, or otherwise change the boundary of any congressional, representative, or senatorial district without legislative approval to redefine the district in the form of a legislative act changing the distr…

that voter is covered. (1) A covered voter who is registered to vote in the Commonwealth of Kentucky may apply for a military-overseas ballot using either the regular absentee ballot application in use in the voter's jurisdiction under KRS 117.085, or the federal postcard applica…