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House Bill 152

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Last Action signed by Governor (Acts ch. 176)
Title AN ACT relating to elections.
Bill Documents Bill
Impact Statements Local Mandate
Bill Request Number 820
Sponsors D. Owens, R. Meeks
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 116.055 to permit members of political organizations and political groups to vote in primaries for nonpartisan races; amend KRS 117.035 to establish a process to select temporary replacements for a member of a county board of elections if a member is prohibited from serving, chooses not to serve, or cannot serve due to illness, injury, or other disability; amend KRS 117.045 to prohibit an election officer from being a candidate while serving as an election officer or from being an election officer in a precinct where the election officer has family members on the ballot; amend KRS 117.075 to give the clerk a three-day period to mail a requested absentee ballot to a voter; amend KRS 117.085 to clarify the procedures relating to absentee ballots; amend KRS 117.187 to require a county board of elections to include the elections and voting equipment security plan in the training provided to election officers and extend the training to special elections; amend KRS 117.265 to clarify the time for filing a declaration of intent; amend KRS 117.275 to specify procedures for handling return sheets and the records of voting equipment; amend KRS 117.295 to require that ballot boxes remain locked after voting; amend KRS 117.315 to add special elections to procedures relating to election challengers; amend KRS 117.355 to conform; amend KRS 118.425 to establish that the State Board of Elections count and tabulate the votes certified to the Secretary of State no later than the third Monday after the election; repeal KRS 117.285.
Index Headings of Original Version County Clerks - County board of elections, circumstance for temporary replacement on
Elections and Voting - State Board of Elections, appoint member of county board of elections, circumstance for
Elections and Voting - Precinct officer, candidate for office, prohibition of
Elections and Voting - Absentee balloting, provision for
Elections and Voting - Declaration of intent, time for filing
Secretary of State - State Board of Elections, vote tabulation
Local Mandate - State Board of Elections, vote tabulation
Proposed Amendments Senate Committee Substitute 1
Senate Floor Amendment 1
Conference Committee Report 1
Free Conference Committee Report 1
Votes Vote History

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12/17/09
  • Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/05/10
  • introduced in House
  • to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
01/12/10
  • posted in committee
02/02/10
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
02/03/10
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 10, 2010
02/10/10
  • 3rd reading, passed 98-1
02/11/10
  • received in Senate
02/16/10
  • to State & Local Government (S)
03/10/10
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
03/11/10
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/17/10
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 18, 2010
03/18/10
  • passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/19/10
  • passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/22/10
  • passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/23/10
  • 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1)
03/24/10
  • received in House
  • to Rules (H)
03/25/10
  • posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1) for Friday, March 26, 2010
04/01/10
  • House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1)
  • received in Senate
04/14/10
  • posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1)
  • Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1)
  • Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
  • Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
  • Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
  • Free Conference Committee appointed in Senate
  • Free Conference Committee report filed in Senate
04/15/10
  • Free Conference Committee appointed in House
  • posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1)
  • Senate receded from Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1)
  • passed 35-0
  • received in House
  • enrolled, signed by each presiding officer
  • delivered to Governor
04/26/10
  • signed by Governor (Acts ch. 176)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements Local Mandate
Summary Retain original provisions; add conforming amendment to make a technical correction.
Index Headings County Clerks - County board of elections, circumstance for temporary replacement on
Elections and Voting - State Board of Elections, appoint member of county board of elections, circumstance for
Elections and Voting - Precinct officer, candidate for office, prohibition of
Elections and Voting - Absentee balloting, provision for
Elections and Voting - Declaration of intent, time for filing
Secretary of State - State Board of Elections, vote tabulation
Local Mandate - State Board of Elections, vote tabulation

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor D. Thayer
Summary Retain original provisions; remove provision that the sheriff and county clerk recommend to the county board of elections their replacements if unable to serve and allow them to name their temporary replacements.
Index Headings County Clerks - County board of elections, circumstance for temporary replacement on
Elections and Voting - State Board of Elections, appoint member of county board of elections, circumstance for
Elections and Voting - Precinct officer, candidate for office, prohibition of
Elections and Voting - Absentee balloting, provision for
Elections and Voting - Declaration of intent, time for filing
Secretary of State - State Board of Elections, vote tabulation
Local Mandate - State Board of Elections, vote tabulation

Amendment Conference Committee Report 1
Summary Cannot agree.
Index Headings County Clerks - County board of elections, circumstance for temporary replacement on
Elections and Voting - State Board of Elections, appoint member of county board of elections, circumstance for
Elections and Voting - Precinct officer, candidate for office, prohibition of
Elections and Voting - Absentee balloting, provision for
Elections and Voting - Declaration of intent, time for filing
Secretary of State - State Board of Elections, vote tabulation
Local Mandate - State Board of Elections, vote tabulation

Amendment Free Conference Committee Report 1
Summary Adopt the provisions of HB 152/SCS as amended by Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 (SFA1), with the following changes: amend KRS 6.767 to allow a General Assembly member to accept a campaign contribution from a legislative agent if the contribution is for a member's candidacy for statewide office; amend KRS 6.751 and 6.811 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 121 to allow a state executive committee of a political party to establish a building fund account; amend KRS 121.025, 121.035, and 121.150(20) to specify that corporate contributions to a building fund account are not prohibited; amend KRS 121.150 to increase the amount candidates, slates of candidates, campaign committees, and political issues committees can accept from any person, permanent committee, or contributing organization in any one election from $1,000 to $2,400, indexed for inflation, and to specify that contribution limits applicable to state executive committees do not apply to contributions to building fund accounts; amend KRS 121.180 to require campaign finance reports for state executive committees that establish building fund accounts; make title amendment.
Index Headings County Clerks - County board of elections, circumstance for temporary replacement on
Elections and Voting - State Board of Elections, appoint member of county board of elections, circumstance for
Elections and Voting - Precinct officer, candidate for office, prohibition of
Elections and Voting - Absentee balloting, provision for
Elections and Voting - Declaration of intent, time for filing
Secretary of State - State Board of Elections, vote tabulation
Local Mandate - State Board of Elections, vote tabulation

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