| Last Action | 03/12/25: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to elections. |
| Bill Documents |
Current
Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 367 |
| Sponsor | J. Decker |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 117.045 to allow a lesser number of precinct officers when the State Board of Elections has approved a county board of elections' precinct consolidation plan; amend KRS 117.065 to require the county board of elections to notify local boards of education of its intent to use school buildings as voting places by December 1 of each year; require the county board of elections to specify which school buildings will be used; amend KRS 117.066 to conform; allow a county board of elections to request an amendment to its previously submitted precinct consolidation plan if it is at least 56 days before a special election; amend KRS 117.076 to allow caregivers of voters qualified to cast an excused in-person absentee ballot due to age, disability, or illness to cast an excused in-person absentee ballot; amend KRS 117.085 to allow the county clerk to issue voters a mail-in absentee ballot; allow county clerks to issue another mail-in absentee ballot to voters; amend KRS 117.086 to allow the county clerk to dispose of video surveillance of ballot drop-boxes or receptacles after 60 days, upon compliance with the Kentucky Open Records Act, or the completion of an investigation or pending litigation; amend KRS 117.255 to remove the requirement that the county board of elections make the determination of whether a voter requires permanent voting assistance; require that voters requesting assistance on a permanent basis swear an oath; amend KRS 117.265 to change the deadline to file to run as a write-in candidate to the same deadline as the certification of candidates; prohibit certified lists of write-in candidates from being posted; allow voters to review a copy of the certified list of write-in candidates; amend KRS 117.275 to remove language regarding voting equipment that is no longer in use; amend KRS 117.355 to conform; amend KRS 117.383 to allow the video surveillance of hand-to-eye audits to be disposed after 60 days, upon compliance with the Kentucky Open Records Act, or the completion of an investigation or pending litigation; amend KRS 118.125 to require that the two voters signing a candidate's notification and declaration are of the same party and from the same district or jurisdiction as the candidate at the time of signing; amend KRS 118.165 to clarify when candidates shall file nomination papers; amend KRS 118.205 to require that a candidate's district number be listed with the Secretary of State rather than his or her residence; amend KRS 118.212 to conform; amend KRS 118.215 to require that a candidate's office and district number be provided to the county clerks rather than his or her residence; amend KRS 118.315 to clarify that a petitioner for the nomination of a candidate can sign more than one nominating form for the same office; amend KRS 118.387 to require the county clerk and Secretary of State to display a candidate's office and district number rather than his or her residence on their website; clarify that political affiliations shall only be listed online for partisan candidates; amend KRS 118.425 to establish the deadline for the certification of the total number of votes to the Secretary of State following the hand-to-eye audit; amend KRS 118A.140 to require the Secretary of State to record a candidate's office and district number rather than his or her residence; amend KRS 119.165 to clarify that any person who has been convicted of a felony and knowingly votes or attempts to vote shall be guilty of a Class D felony; amend KRS 158.070 to establish that school districts are not required to close if school buildings are used as voting places. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
County Clerks - Candidates, information required County Clerks - Candidates, notification and declaration, requirements County Clerks - Mail-in absentee ballots, issuance, procedure County Clerks - Voting equipment, video surveillance, disposal Crimes and Punishments - Prohibited acts relating to voting, penalties prescribed Education, Elementary and Secondary - Voting places, use of school buildings, requirements Elections and Voting - Candidate filings, write-in candidates, deadline Elections and Voting - Candidates, notification and declaration, requirements Elections and Voting - Excused in-person absentee voting, caregivers, requirements Elections and Voting - Hand-to-eye audit, video surveillance, disposal Elections and Voting - Mail-in absentee ballot, issuance, procedure Elections and Voting - Precinct consolidation plans, precinct officers, number required Elections and Voting - Voter assistance, permanent basis, determination Secretary of State - Candidate filings, write-in candidates, deadline Secretary of State - Candidates, information required Secretary of State - Candidates, notification and declaration, requirements Secretary of State - Hand-to-eye audit, reporting deadline State Agencies - Board of Elections, hand-to-eye audit, reporting deadline Counties - Board of elections, precinct consolidation plan, amendment Counties - Board of elections, precinct consolidation plan, precinct officers Counties - Board of elections, use of school buildings, notification Counties - Board of elections, voter assistance, permanent basis Boards and Commissions - Elections, hand-to-eye audit, reporting deadline Local Mandate - Elections and candidates |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments |
House Committee Substitute 1 House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 117.065 to require the county board of elections to notify local boards of education of the county board of elections' intent to use school buildings as voting places by December 1 prior to elections; amend KRS 117.086 to allow the county clerk to dispose of video surveillance of ballot drop-boxes or receptacles after 60 days, upon compliance with the Kentucky Open Records Act, or upon the closure of an investigation or any litigation, including appeals; amend KRS 117.228 to remove a credit or debit card as a secondary form of identification to confirm a voter's identity; amend KRS 117.295 to allow the county clerk to dispose of video surveillance of voting equipment after 60 days or upon compliance with the Kentucky Open Records Act or the closure of an investigation or any litigation, including appeals; amend KRS 117.383 to allow the county clerk to dispose of video surveillance of hand-to-eye audits after 60 days, upon compliance with the Kentucky Open Records Act, or upon the closure of an investigation or any litigation, including appeals; amend KRS 118.125 to require that the notification and declaration oath for a candidate include that candidate's date of birth. |
| Index Headings |
County Clerks - Eligibility to vote, proof of identification County Clerks - Voting equipment, video surveillance, disposal Education, Elementary and Secondary - Voting places, use of school buildings, requirements Elections and Voting - Eligibility to vote, proof of identification Elections and Voting - Hand-to-eye audit, video surveillance, disposal Secretary of State - Eligibility to vote, proof of identification Counties - Board of elections, use of school buildings, notification |
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | J. Decker |
| Summary | Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 118.205, 118.215, 118.387, and 118A.140 to require that a candidate's email address or post office box address be listed with the county clerk's or Secretary of State's office, as appropriate. |
| Index Headings |
County Clerks - Candidates, information required Elections and Voting - Candidates, information required Secretary of State - Candidates, information required |
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 2 |
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| Sponsor | M. Lehman |
| Summary | Retain original provisions, except delete Section 7 that amended KRS 117.228. |
| Index Headings |
Elections and Voting - Eligibility to vote, proof of identification Secretary of State - Eligibility to vote, proof of identification County Clerks - Eligibility to vote, proof of identification |
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