| Last Action | 03/22/18: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to elections. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Local Mandate
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
| Bill Request Number | 1298 |
| Sponsors | J. Nemes, J. Sims Jr |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 117.035 to allow the sheriff the option of recommending a deputy sheriff as a temporary replacement, in his or her position on the county board of elections, during any year the sheriff is a candidate or otherwise unavailable; allow for incapacitation or unavailability as a means for a sheriff to excuse himself or herself from service on the county board of elections; make technical corrections; amend KRS 117.075 to increase the deadline for a qualified voter with a disability to present to the county clerk a completed application for a mail-in absentee ballot from 7 days to 14 days; allow a qualified voter with a disability the additional ability to present to the county clerk his or her completed application for a mail-in absentee ballot by electronic mail or facsimile; allow a qualified voter with a disability the additional ability to request an application for a mail-in absentee ballot by electronic mail; amend KRS 117.085 to allow the means for request of a mail-in absentee ballot to be at the option of the voter; allow the county clerk the ability to transmit an application for a mail-in absentee ballot by facsimile or electronic mail; allow a qualified voter the ability to return to the county clerk a completed mail-in absentee ballot application by mail, electronic mail, facsimile, or in person, at the option of the voter; increase the deadline for a qualified voter to present his or her completed application for a mail-in absentee ballot from 7 days to 14 days; give any qualified voter who has applied for, but not yet received, a mail-in absentee ballot the allowance and process to vote in-person absentee or to vote on election day; make technical corrections; amend KRS 117.145 to increase the days from 15 to 45 in which the county clerk shall print and ready ballot labels for each candidate in a special election; amend KRS 117.265 to increase from 28 to 49 days before an election the deadline by which a declaration of intent must be filed to be a write-in candidate for a special election. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Local Mandate - County board of elections, reasons for vacancy, recommendation of replacement County Clerks - Mail-in absentee, application not received by voter, vote in-person absentee or on election day County Clerks - Mail-in absentee, application request and submission, process for, timeliness County Clerks - Print and ready ballots, time for, special election, declaration of intent, write-in candidates Elections and Voting - Mail-in absentee, application not received by voter, vote in-person absentee or on election day Elections and Voting - Mail-in absentee, application request and submission, process for, timeliness Elections and Voting - Print and ready ballots, time for, special election, declaration of intent, write-in candidates Secretary of State - Mail-in absentee, application not received by voter, vote in-person absentee or on election day Secretary of State - Mail-in absentee, application request and submission, process for, timeliness Secretary of State - Print and ready ballots, time for, special election, declaration of intent, write-in candidates Sheriffs - County board of elections, reasons for vacancy, recommendation of replacement |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments |
House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| 03/22/18 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1 |
| Summary | Retain original provisions; amend KRS 117.035 to establish that the county board of elections is required to meet every other month during election years; authorize meetings of the county board of elections at the call of the chair or upon member agreement at other times; direct notice provisions; restore KRS 117.085 (7); amend KRS 117A.060 and 117A.070 to conform; make technical corrections. |
| Index Headings |
Local Mandate - County board of elections, reasons for vacancy, recommendation of replacement County Clerks - County Board of elections, meeting dates County Clerks - Mail-in absentee, application not received by voter, vote in-person absentee or on election day County Clerks - Mail-in absentee, application request and submission, process for, timeliness County Clerks - Print and ready ballots, time for, special election, declaration of intent, write-in candidates Elections and Voting - Elections, meeting dates of county board of elections Elections and Voting - Mail-in absentee, application not received by voter, vote in-person absentee or on election day Elections and Voting - Mail-in absentee, application request and submission, process for, timeliness Elections and Voting - Print and ready ballots, time for, special election, declaration of intent, write-in candidates Secretary of State - Mail-in absentee, application not received by voter, vote in-person absentee or on election day Secretary of State - Mail-in absentee, application request and submission, process for, timeliness Secretary of State - Print and ready ballots, time for, special election, declaration of intent, write-in candidates Sheriffs - County board of elections, reasons for vacancy, recommendation of replacement State Agencies - State Board of Elections, meeting dates of county board of elections Technical Corrections - HB 304 |
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | J. Nemes |
| Summary | Restore KRS 117.035 to existing codified language to mandate that the Sheriff recommend that a deputy sheriff be a temporary replacement to the county board of elections to serve in his or her place during any year he or she is a candidate for sheriff; make technical corrections. |
| Index Headings |
County Clerks - County board of elections, member of, vacancy, recommendation for replacement of Elections and Voting - County board of elections, member of, vacancy, recommendation for replacement of Secretary of State - County board of elections, member of, vacancy, recommendation for replacement of Sheriffs - County board of elections, member of, vacancy, recommendation for replacement of Technical Corrections - HB 304 |
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