Last Action | 02/23/23: to State & Local Government (S) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to the emergency powers of the Governor. |
Bill Documents | Introduced |
Bill Request Number | 1223 |
Sponsor | A. Southworth |
Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 39A.100 to remove certain emergency powers of the Governor including seizing, taking, or condemning property or making compensation for the seized property; remove provision allowing the Governor to declare curfews and prohibit the sale or consumption of goods; remove the provision allowing the Governor, upon recommendation of the Secretary of State to set a different time or place for holding elections in an area for which a state of emergency has been declared; amend KRS 117.015 to remove the requirement that the State Board of Elections promulgate administrative regulations establishing procedures for suspended or delayed elections; amend KRS 117.345 to remove the inclusion of delayed or postponed elections from the statement by the county treasurer to the State Board of Elections; amend KRS 118.027 to remove the emergency power of the Governor and Secretary of State to set the time and place for holding elections. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Disasters - Governor, powers and duties, restrictions Disasters - Voting, authority to change time and place, removal Elections and Voting - Emergencies, authority to change time and place, removal Governor - Emergency, powers and duties, restriction Governor - Voting, authority to change time and place, removal Secretary of State - Voting, authority to change time and place, removal |
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Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:03 PM (EST)