21RS HB 586

House Bill 586

Actions

Last Action	02/23/21: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to elections.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1691
Sponsor	P. Flannery
Summary of Original Version	Create new sections of KRS Chapters 116, 117, and 118 to define the term "election"; amend various sections of KRS Chapters 116, 117, 118, and 121 to require a runoff primary for two slates of candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor if the slates of candidates receive less than fifty percent of the votes cast for all slates of candidates of that party; permit in-person absentee voting for any qualified and registered voter for six working days including the two Saturdays immediately preceding the primary or election; require in-person absentee voting for at least seven hours per day, but no more than nine hours, with voting to not start before 8 a.m.; add an additional hour on election day requiring polls to close at 7 p.m., local time; amend various sections of KRS Chapters 117, 118, 118A, and 121 to conform; and repeal sections 118.551, 118.561, 118.571, 118.581, 118.591, 118.601, 118.611, 118.621, 118.631, 118.641, and 118.651.
Index Headings of Original Version	Elections and Voting - In-person absentee voting, any qualified voter, days and hours prescribed Elections and Voting - Runoff primary, slates of candidates, establishment Secretary of State - Extension of time for voting on election day, 7 p.m. Secretary of State - In-person absentee voting, any qualified voter, days and hours prescribed Secretary of State - Runoff primary, slates of candidates, establishment State Agencies - State Board of Elections, extension of time for voting on election day, 7 p.m. State Agencies - State Board of Elections, in-person absentee voting, any qualified voter, days and hours prescribed State Agencies - State Board of Elections, runoff primary, slates of candidates, establishment Local Mandate - State Board of Elections, voting changes County Clerks - Extension of time for voting on election day, 7 p.m. County Clerks - In-person absentee voting, any qualified voter, days and hours prescribed County Clerks - Runoff primary, slates of candidates, establishment Elections and Voting - Extension of time for voting on election day, 7 p.m.