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House Bill 319

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Last Action	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 190)
Title	AN ACT relating to elections.
Bill Documents	Current/Final Introduced
Impact Statements	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1021
Sponsors	K. Imes, D. Osborne, S. Santoro
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 242.020 to require that any person or group of persons that wants to circulate a petition for a local option election must first file with the county clerk the intent to circulate a petition before signatures are collected; require that a person or group of persons post a bond with the Circuit Court to cover all costs of the election within five days of filing the petition if the local option election will be held on any day other than a primary or regular election date; require that petitions have the signature and legibly printed name of the voter and the year of the voter's birth; require that if such an election is held on a day other than a primary or regular election date, the person or group of persons circulating the petition will pay for the costs of the local option election; amend KRS 242.030 to require that the petition contain the date of the local option election; permit a local option question to be placed on a ballot on a primary or a regular election day and to establish deadlines and procedures for the filing of petitions; amend KRS 242.022, 242.1242, and 242.1244 to apply to urban-county governments, charter counties, consolidated local governments, and unified local governments and to conform.
Index Headings of Original Version	County Clerks - Local option elections, petitions to be filed with county clerk before getting signatures Elections and Voting - Local option elections, costs paid by petition circulators if not on primary or regular election day Elections and Voting - Local option elections, posting of bond if question not on primary or regular election ballot Elections and Voting - Local option question on ballot during primary or regular election, permitted to include Secretary of State - Local option question on ballot during primary or regular election, permitted to include Alcoholic Beverages - Local option elections, petitions to be filed with county clerk before getting signatures Local Mandate - Local option question on ballot during primary or regular election, permitted to include
Proposed Amendments	Senate Committee Substitute 1 Senate Committee Amendment 1
Votes	Vote History

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02/13/17	introduced in House
02/15/17	to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
02/17/17	posted in committee
02/27/17	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/28/17	2nd reading, to Rules
03/01/17	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 2, 2017
03/03/17	3rd reading, passed 79-3
03/06/17	received in Senate
03/07/17	to State & Local Government (S)
03/14/17	taken from State & Local Government (S) 1st reading returned to State & Local Government (S)
03/15/17	taken from State & Local Government (S) 2nd reading returned to State & Local Government (S)
03/29/17	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
03/30/17	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 30, 2017 3rd reading, passed 35-3 with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) received in House to Rules (H) posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) passed 83-6 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
04/11/17	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 190)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions and amend KRS 242.030 to increase the latest day that the local option must be held from the date that the petition is filed from 90 days to 150 days; amend KRS 117.075 and 117.085 to allow qualified voters of advanced age or with a disability or illness the means to vote using a mail-in absentee ballot or an in-person absentee ballot; declare an EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	County Clerks - Local option elections, petitions to be filed with county clerk before getting signatures Elections and Voting - Local option elections, costs paid by petition circulators if not on primary or regular election day Elections and Voting - Local option elections, posting of bond if question not on primary or regular election ballot Elections and Voting - Local option question on ballot during primary or regular election, permitted to include Secretary of State - Local option question on ballot during primary or regular election, permitted to include Alcoholic Beverages - Local option elections, petitions to be filed with county clerk before getting signatures Local Mandate - Local option question on ballot during primary or regular election, permitted to include

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Bowen
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	County Clerks - Local option elections, petitions to be filed with county clerk before getting signatures Elections and Voting - Local option elections, costs paid by petition circulators if not on primary or regular election day Elections and Voting - Local option elections, posting of bond if question not on primary or regular election ballot Elections and Voting - Local option question on ballot during primary or regular election, permitted to include Secretary of State - Local option question on ballot during primary or regular election, permitted to include Alcoholic Beverages - Local option elections, petitions to be filed with county clerk before getting signatures Local Mandate - Local option question on ballot during primary or regular election, permitted to include

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