Title 031 | Chapter 004 | Regulation 040
31 KAR 4:040.Procedures for absentee voting in county clerk's office.
Section 1.
Establish a place for absentee voting.(1)
Not less than twelve (12) working days prior to any general, special, or regular election, the county clerk shall establish a special area to be used solely for the purpose of allowing those voters who qualify under the provisions of KRS 117.085(1) to secretly cast absentee ballots, pursuant to KRS 117.086.(2)
The designated area shall be sufficiently sized and located to allow ballots to be cast secretly. The clerk may utilize a special booth for casting absentee ballots.(3)
If the county clerk's office does not have sufficient physical space to designate an area away from the normal activities of the office, the booth or area may be located outside the physical limitations of the county clerk's office, if the area is capable of direct supervision by the county clerk or his or her staff while the area is utilized for the purpose of casting absentee ballots.(4)
The county clerk shall ensure that while a person is casting an absentee ballot, the area shall remain clear of any other person, except a person permitted to assist the voter pursuant to KRS 117.255.HISTORY: (17 Ky.R. 1231; eff. 12-7-1990; 32 Ky.R. 2310; 33 Ky.R. 375; eff. 9-1-2006; 44 Ky.R. 113; eff. 10-6-2017.)
31 KAR 4:040.Procedures for absentee voting in county clerk's office.
Section 1.
Establish a place for absentee voting.(1)
Not less than twelve (12) working days prior to any general, special, or regular election, the county clerk shall establish a special area to be used solely for the purpose of allowing those voters who qualify under the provisions of KRS 117.085(1) to secretly cast absentee ballots, pursuant to KRS 117.086.(2)
The designated area shall be sufficiently sized and located to allow ballots to be cast secretly. The clerk may utilize a special booth for casting absentee ballots.(3)
If the county clerk's office does not have sufficient physical space to designate an area away from the normal activities of the office, the booth or area may be located outside the physical limitations of the county clerk's office, if the area is capable of direct supervision by the county clerk or his or her staff while the area is utilized for the purpose of casting absentee ballots.(4)
The county clerk shall ensure that while a person is casting an absentee ballot, the area shall remain clear of any other person, except a person permitted to assist the voter pursuant to KRS 117.255.HISTORY: (17 Ky.R. 1231; eff. 12-7-1990; 32 Ky.R. 2310; 33 Ky.R. 375; eff. 9-1-2006; 44 Ky.R. 113; eff. 10-6-2017.)