25RS HB 699

House Bill 699

Actions

Last Action	02/19/25: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to elections.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	19
Sponsor	DJ Johnson
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 118.176 to require the county board of elections or the State Board of Elections to notify a candidate and the appropriate certifying authority that the candidate fails to meet the jurisdictional or party affiliation requirements for the office sought; require that the notification be made by the first Friday after the candidate filing deadline; require that the certifying authority shall not certify any candidate that fails to meet requirements; provide that a candidate whose bona fides are questioned may appeal a certifying authority's decision to the appropriate Circuit Court; require that appeals be filed by the certification date for candidates; amend KRS to change the deadline for the certification of candidates to the third Friday after the filing deadline for a primary election; amend KRS 118.995 to conform.
Index Headings of Original Version	County Clerks - Candidates, certification, requirements Courts, Circuit - Candidates, denial of certification, appeal Elections and Voting - Candidates, certification, deadline Elections and Voting - Candidates, certification, requirements Secretary of State - Candidates, certification, deadline State Agencies - Board of Elections, candidate bona fides, requirements, notification Counties - Board of Elections, candidate bona fides, requirements, notification Boards and Commissions - Elections, candidates, certification, requirements