| Last Action | 02/22/21: to Committee on Committees (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to voting. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 151 |
| Sponsor | M. McGarvey |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of Chapter 117 to provide for the curing of certain mail-in absentee ballot deficiencies; amend KRS 117.066 to allow for the combining of precincts into centralized voting locations with requirements prescribed; amend KRS 117.085 to establish an online portal to receive applications for mail-in absentee ballots; add desire of voter as basis to request mail-in absentee ballot; establish in-person early voting, including two Saturdays; amend KRS 117.086 to establish the use of a secure ballot drop box as an option for return of a mail-in absentee ballot; establish requirements for drop box use; amend KRS 117.087 to provide additional time to process and count mail-in absentee ballots with requirements prescribed, amend KRS 118.035 to extend poll hours on election day to 8 p.m. prevailing time; amend various other sections to conform. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
County Clerks - Early voting and voting hours extended County Clerks - Mail-in absentee ballot, add desire of voter as basis to request County Clerks - Mail-in absentee ballots, drop boxes for return, online portal for requests, and curing of signature County Clerks - Polling locations and election officials, parameters for consolidation Elections and Voting - Early voting and voting hours extended Elections and Voting - Mail-in absentee ballot, add desire of voter as basis to request Elections and Voting - Mail-in absentee ballots, drop boxes for return, online portal for requests, and curing of signature Elections and Voting - Polling locations and election officials, parameters for consolidation Secretary of State - Early voting and voting hours extended Secretary of State - Mail-in absentee ballot, add desire of voter as basis to request Secretary of State - Mail-in absentee ballots, drop boxes for return, online portal for requests, and curing of signature Secretary of State - Polling locations and election officials, parameters for consolidation State Agencies - State Board of Elections, promulgation of regulations Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - State Board of Elections, establish Local Mandate - Early voting and voting hours extended |
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