Last Action | signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 190) |
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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 |
02/13/17 |
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02/15/17 |
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02/17/17 |
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02/27/17 |
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02/28/17 |
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03/01/17 |
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03/03/17 |
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03/06/17 |
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03/07/17 |
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03/14/17 |
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03/15/17 |
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03/29/17 |
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03/30/17 |
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04/11/17 |
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Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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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 |
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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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