15RS House Bill 334

House Bill 334

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Last Action	to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to elections.
Bill Documents	Bill
Impact Statements	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1099
Sponsor	D. Owens
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 116 to require the State Board of Elections to establish an electronic voter registration system; amend KRS 116.045 to conform and to require each county clerk's office to post notice of the means by which a person may register to vote; amend KRS 116.0452 to specify that an electronic application is deemed received when the applicant receives confirmation the form has been forwarded to the county clerk; amend KRS 116.0455 to require each circuit clerk's office and any satellite office that accepts motor vehicle driver's license applications to post notice of the means by which a person may register to vote; amend KRS 116.048 to require designated voter registration agencies to post notice of the means by which a person may register to vote; require the electronic voter registration system to be implemented by January 1, 2016; and amend KRS 117.075 and 117.085 to allow voters who on account of age, disability, or illness are not able to appear at the polls on the election day to cast an absentee ballot on those days that in-person absentee voting is conducted in the county clerk's office or other designated place.
Index Headings of Original Version	County Clerks - Elections, absentee voting, voters who cannot appear at the polls due to age, disability, or illness County Clerks - Elections, voter registration, electronic system established County Clerks - Voter registration, notice posting requirement, means by which a person may register to vote Elections and Voting - Absentee voting, voters who cannot appear at the polls due to age, disability, or illness Elections and Voting - Voter registration, electronic system established Public Assistance - Designated voter registration agency, notice posting requirement, ways a person may register to vote Secretary of State - Elections, absentee voting, voters who cannot appear at the polls due to age, disability, or illness Secretary of State - Elections, voter registration, electronic system established State Agencies - State Board of Elections, absentee voting, voters not appearing due to age, disability, or illness State Agencies - State Board of Elections, voter registration, establish electronic system Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - State Board of Elections, electronic voter registration Circuit Clerks - Voter registration, notice posting requirement, means by which a person may register to vote Counties - Voter registration, notice posting requirement, means by which a person may register to vote Local Mandate - State Board of Elections, voter registration, establish electronic system

02/06/15	introduced in House
02/09/15	to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)