Last Action | 03/29/21: to Rules (H) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to elections. |
Bill Documents |
Current/Final
Introduced |
Fiscal Impact Statements |
Local Mandate
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
Bill Request Number | 192 |
Sponsor | J. Higdon |
Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 117.035 to move the appointment of members of the county board of elections to the year after the presidential election beginning in 2027; reduce the requirement of the submission of five names to one name by the county executive committees of each political party for appointment to a county board of elections; amend KRS 117.125 and 117.381 to provide that no voting system shall be connected to the Internet; provide transitional language. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
County Clerks - County boards of election, nomination of members County Clerks - County boards of elections, terms of members County Clerks - Voting system, Internet, connection prohibited Elections and Voting - County board of elections, terms of members Elections and Voting - County boards of elections, nomination of members Elections and Voting - Voting system, Internet, connection prohibited State Agencies - State Board of Elections, nomination and terms of members of county boards of elections State Agencies - State Board of Elections, voting systems, Internet, connection prohibited |
Jump to Proposed Amendments | Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements |
Votes | Vote History |
Governor's Veto Message | Veto |
01/05/21 |
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02/02/21 |
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02/24/21 |
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02/25/21 |
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02/26/21 |
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03/01/21 |
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03/11/21 |
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03/12/21 |
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03/15/21 |
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03/25/21 |
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03/29/21 |
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Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
Summary | Retain original provisions except amend KRS 117.125 and 117.381 to ensure that a voting system or voting machine shall not be capable of establishing a wireless connection, establishing a connection to any external network, including any network with over-the-air interfaces, or connect any software or hardware component of a voting system, voting machine, or voting equipment to any wireless connection; amend KRS 117.125 and 117.381 to ensure that every voting machine or system can produce a paper record with a manual audit capacity to have as an official recount of votes cast; and amend KRS 117.379 and 118.025 to allow for any county or precinct that contains any voting machines or voting systems that are not in compliance with this Act, but are certified by the State Board of Elections to use those machines or systems until they can be replaced by a system in compliance and certified by the State Board of Elections. |
Index Headings |
County Clerks - Voting system, no wireless connection, inability to comply, permit if certified by Board of Election Elections and Voting - Paper ballots, pen marking, require Elections and Voting - Voting system, wireless connection, prohibited State Agencies - State Board of Elections, voting systems, certification Local Mandate - State Board of Elections, voting systems, certification |
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