| Last Action | 03/04/25: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to elections. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 19 |
| Sponsor | DJ Johnson |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 118.176 to require the county board of elections or the State Board of Elections to notify a candidate and the appropriate certifying authority that the candidate fails to meet the jurisdictional or party affiliation requirements for the office sought; require that the notification be made by the first Friday after the candidate filing deadline; require that the certifying authority shall not certify any candidate that fails to meet requirements; provide that a candidate whose bona fides are questioned may appeal a certifying authority's decision to the appropriate Circuit Court; require that appeals be filed by the certification date for candidates; amend KRS to change the deadline for the certification of candidates to the third Friday after the filing deadline for a primary election; amend KRS 118.995 to conform. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
County Clerks - Candidates, certification, requirements Courts, Circuit - Candidates, denial of certification, appeal Elections and Voting - Candidates, certification, deadline Elections and Voting - Candidates, certification, requirements Secretary of State - Candidates, certification, deadline State Agencies - Board of Elections, candidate bona fides, requirements, notification Counties - Board of Elections, candidate bona fides, requirements, notification Boards and Commissions - Elections, candidates, certification, requirements |
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