25RS HB 341

House Bill 341

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Last Action	02/05/25: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to elections.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1151
Sponsor	K. Holloway
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 118.125 to require that the notification and declaration form prescribed by the State Board of Elections shall include four signature lines; require that candidates provide documentation verifying that the two voters signing the notification and declaration form are from the same party and district or jurisdiction as the candidate seeking nomination; amend KRS 118.165 to direct that the Secretary of State and the county clerk shall not certify any notification and declaration form that does not include proper registration documentation; amend KRS 118.176 to require that a person challenging a candidate's bona fides shall have the burden of showing that a candidate acted maliciously or with intent to defraud the court.
Index Headings of Original Version	County Clerks - Candidate filing forms, signatures, requirements County Clerks - Candidates, certification, required documentation Courts, Circuit - Candidates, bona fides, challenges Elections and Voting - Candidate filing forms, signatures, requirements Elections and Voting - Candidates, bona fides, challenges Elections and Voting - Candidates, certification, required documentation Secretary of State - Candidate filing forms, signatures, requirements Secretary of State - Candidates, certification, required documentation State Agencies - Board of Elections, candidate filing forms, signatures, requirements