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Senate Bill 41

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Last Action posted in committee
Title AN ACT relating to elections.
Bill Documents Bill
Impact Statements Local Mandate
Bill Request Number 441
Sponsors J. Higdon, J. Carpenter
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 116.055 to permit a registered independent to vote in the primary of one party for each primary and to require that an independent be registered as an independent on December 31 immediately preceding the primary; amend KRS 118.125 to prohibit a primary candidate from being a registered independent; amend KRS 117.125 to require that electronic voting machines be reprogrammed to allow a registered independent to vote for a party's candidates in a primary; amend KRS 118.015 to define "registered independent" as a person who is not a member of a political party, a political organization, or a political group. .
Index Headings of Original Version Local Mandate - Registered Independents, primaries, participation in
County Clerks - Registered Independents, primaries, participation in
Elections and Voting - Registered Independents, primaries, participation in
Secretary of State - Registered Independents, primaries, participation in
State Agencies - State Board of Elections, registered Independents, primaries, participation in
Proposed Amendments Senate Committee Substitute 1
Senate Floor Amendment 1
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01/04/11
  • introduced in Senate
01/06/11
  • to State & Local Government (S)
02/01/11
  • taken from State & Local Government (S)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to State & Local Government (S)
02/02/11
  • reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute
02/09/11
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 9, 2011
  • passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
  • floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/10/11
  • 3rd reading, passed 23-13 with Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1)
02/11/11
  • received in House
02/14/11
  • to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
02/24/11
  • posted in committee

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements Local Mandate
Summary Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 118.015 to delete political group from newly created definition of "registered independent", so that definition only includes a person who is not a member of a political party or a political organization. .
Index Headings Local Mandate - Registered Independents, primaries, participation in
County Clerks - Registered Independents, primaries, participation in
Elections and Voting - Registered Independents, primaries, participation in
Secretary of State - Registered Independents, primaries, participation in
State Agencies - State Board of Elections, registered Independents, primaries, participation in

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor J. Higdon
Summary Retain original provisions; amend new language in KRS 116.055(b)2. to specify that new registrations after December 31 are eligible to vote in primary.
Index Headings Local Mandate - Registered Independents, primaries, participation in
County Clerks - Registered Independents, primaries, participation in
Elections and Voting - Registered Independents, primaries, participation in
Secretary of State - Registered Independents, primaries, participation in
State Agencies - State Board of Elections, registered Independents, primaries, participation in

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