| Last Action | 02/25/19: posted in committee |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to elections. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 1810 |
| Sponsor | R. Huff |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 116.0452 to allow an electronic transmission of voter registration to be deemed timely if received online by the county clerk's office by 11:59 p.m. local time; make technical corrections; amend KRS 117.035 to require the sheriff to recommend a deputy sheriff as a temporary replacement, in his or her position on the county board of elections, during any year the sheriff is a candidate or otherwise unavailable; allow for incapacitation or unavailability as a means for a sheriff to excuse himself or herself from service on the county board of elections; make technical corrections; amend KRS 117.077 to permit qualified voters who have a medical emergency the ability to vote in-person absentee; amend KRS 117.085 to allow the means for request of a mail-in absentee ballot to be at the option of the voter; allow the county clerk the ability to transmit an application for a mail-in absentee ballot by facsimile or electronic mail; allow a qualified voter the ability to return to the county clerk a completed mail-in absentee ballot application by mail, electronic mail, facsimile, or in person, at the option of the voter; increase the deadline for a qualified voter to present his or her completed application for a mail-in absentee ballot from 7 days to 14 days; give any qualified voter who has applied for, but who has not yet voted by means of, his or her mail-in absentee ballot the ability to vote in-person absentee or to vote on election day; make technical corrections; amend KRS 117.145 to increase the days from 15 to 45 in which the county clerk shall print and ready ballot labels for each candidate in a special election; amend KRS 117.265 to increase from 28 to 49 days before an election the deadline by which a declaration of intent must be filed to be a write-in candidate for a special election; repeal KRS 117.075, which establishes the ability to apply for a mail-in absentee ballot for those persons who, on account of age, disability, or illness, are not able to appear at the polls on election day; amend KRS 116.065, 117.0851, 117.088, and 117A.060 to conform. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
County Clerks - Mail-in absentee, application request and submission, process for, timeliness County Clerks - Mail-in absentee, if not used by voter, vote in-person absentee or on election day County Clerks - Print and ready ballots, time for, special election, declaration of intent, write-in candidates County Clerks - Voter registration, electronic transmission, when received and deemed timely Elections and Voting - County board of elections, reasons for vacancy, recommendation of replacement Elections and Voting - Mail-in absentee, application request and submission, process for, timeliness Elections and Voting - Mail-in absentee, if not used by voter, vote in-person absentee or on election day Elections and Voting - Print and ready ballots, time for, special election, declaration of intent, write-in candidates Secretary of State - Mail-in absentee, application request and submission, process for, timeliness Secretary of State - Mail-in absentee, if not used by voter, vote in-person absentee or on election day Secretary of State - Print and ready ballots, time for, special election, declaration of intent, write-in candidates Sheriffs - County board of elections, reasons for vacancy, recommendation of replacement Technical Corrections - Elections Local Mandate - County board of elections, reasons for vacancy, recommendation of replacement |
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Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:08 PM (EST)