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Chapter 117
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. ch. 117
Regulation Of Elections
Commonwealth of Kentucky
117.001
Definitions for chapter.
117.015
State Board of Elections -- Powers, duties, membership.
117.020
Declaration by state board of county's status as a preclearance county.
117.022
Judicial declaration of existence of election crisis -- Effect.
117.025
Executive director and assistant director -- Staff -- Powers and duties.
117.027
State board to promulgate record-keeping requirements.
117.030
Announcements and signs regarding importance of voting -- Notice of illegal acts, penalties, and right to report administrative errors at polling places.
117.035
County board of elections -- Membership -- Appointed members -- Meetings -- Questions regarding voter registration and proof of identification -- Staff.
117.045
Precinct election officers -- Alternate and emergency appointments -- Minors permitted to serve as election officers -- Reimbursement.
117.055
Division of county into precincts -- Georeferenced digital precinct boundary file -- Failure of board to perform duty -- Coordination of precinct boundary changes with other boundaries.
117.0551
Boundaries of precincts.
117.0552
Procedure for establishing precincts.
117.0553
Review and approval of precinct establishment order -- Resubmission of returned orders.
117.0554
Request for exemption -- Procedure.
117.0555
Hearing on returned order believed by county board to be in compliance.
117.0556
Information to be supplied to Legislative Research Commission -- Opportunity for comment.
117.0557
Schedule of actions for compliance with KRS 117.055 and 117.0551.
117.056
Maintenance of boundaries of election precincts.
117.058
Legislative approval for certain boundary changes.
117.065
Establishing voting places for precincts -- Change -- Expense -- Authority to designate as voting places buildings constructed with tax revenues -- Notice to local board of education if school building is designated -- Voter accessibility -- Immediate telephone accessibility.
117.066
Single voting location for more than one precinct -- Petition to allow consolidation of precincts -- Consideration of petition by Secretary of State and State Board of Elections.
117.076
No-excuse in-person absentee ballot -- Excused in-person absentee ballot -- Proof of identification -- In-person absentee voting procedure -- Voter assistance form -- Oath of voter affidavit -- Signature roster -- Members of county board may serve as precinct officers -- Challengers -- Locking of voting equipment -- Transmitting or publicizing count -- Tamper-resistant seal -- Administrative regulations.
117.077
Absentee ballot for medical emergencies.
117.079
Administrative regulations for absentee voting by military and overseas voters.
117.085
Mail-in absentee ballots -- Application through online portal and other means -- Procedures -- Cancellation -- Administrative regulations.
117.0851
Tabulation of absentee ballots and federal provisional absentee ballots.
117.086
Return of absentee ballot -- Secure drop-boxes and receptacles -- Locked ballot box -- Clerk's duty to keep separate lists for votes cast by mail-in absentee ballot, by excused and no-excuse in-person voting, and by federal provisional in-person absentee ballot -- Report on rejected absentee ballots.
117.0861
Persons who may exercise control over mail-in absentee ballots.
117.0863
Assistance in voting by absentee ballot -- Form required of voter and assistant.
117.0865
Prohibition against influencing voter completing an absentee ballot or a federal provisional absentee ballot -- Penalty.
117.087
Challenge of a mail-in absentee ballot -- Processing and review of absentee ballots -- Counting procedure -- Limitation on publicizing partial results.
117.088
Pilot program for unassisted voting by blind and visually impaired persons.
117.105
Purchase or lease of voting systems.
117.115
Power to select type and make of voting system or e-poll book product.
117.125
Voting system or voting equipment -- Specifications and features required for approval.
117.135
Custody and security of voting equipment.
117.145
Preparation of ballot labels, absentee ballots, voter affirmations, election official affirmations, federal provisional ballots, and paper ballots -- Provision for write-in votes.
117.147
Ranked-choice voting method prohibition.
117.155
Duties of county clerk relating to voting equipment.
117.165
Examination of voting equipment by county board -- Approval -- Who may be present during examination.
117.175
Instruction cards.
117.187
Training by State Board of Elections regarding election laws for state and county officials -- Training and compensation by county board of elections for election officers and certified challengers.
117.195
Delivery of equipment to clerks -- Arrangement in voting place -- Voting supplies -- County clerk to take receipt and retain keys to all ballot boxes and ballot receptacles.
117.205
Examination by election officers -- Correction of defects -- Reserve voting equipment.
117.215
Procedure when equipment no longer operates during election -- Counting of votes -- Backup voting equipment or paper ballots for emergency use.
117.225
When proof of voter's identification is required -- Voter's signature -- Use of original registration forms to compare signature -- Voting supplemental paper ballot.
117.227
Confirmation of voter's identity.
117.228
Procedure for casting ballot if voter is unable to provide proof of identification. (Effective until July 15, 2026)
117.229
Casting of provisional ballot in election for federal office if voter is unable to provide proof of identification.
117.235
Persons permitted in voting room -- Electioneering and prohibited activities -- Maintenance of order -- Mock elections for school children -- Display of political campaign signs on private property.
117.236
Prohibition against recording identity of voters -- Exception, state-approved signature roster.
117.237
Request for Department of Kentucky State Police to patrol voting precinct during polling hours and investigate reported violations -- Reports to prosecutors.
117.245
Procedure when voter's right to vote disputed.
117.255
Instruction of voters -- Voters requiring assistance -- Manner of voting -- Report of violations.
117.265
Write-in votes -- Requirements -- Persons ineligible to be write-in candidate -- Certified lists of qualified candidates.
117.275
Counting and certification of votes -- Locking and sealing of equipment -- Return sheets -- Transmission of records -- Return of keys, equipment, ballot boxes, federal provisional ballot receptacle, supplemental paper ballot box, ballot stubs, and spoiled and unvoted ballots -- Authorized representatives of candidates and news media to witness vote count -- Tabulation and certification of ballots and distribution of precinct-by-precinct summary of results -- Limitation on publicizing partial results -- Online transmission of unofficial results -- Retention schedule for documents.
117.295
Period during which voting equipment is to remain locked -- Video surveillance -- Examination -- Custody of keys.
117.305
Recanvass of votes -- Discrepancy or written request -- Statistics sufficient to compel recanvass -- Returns -- Forms for reporting recanvassed vote -- Administrative regulations for recanvass procedures.
117.315
Appointment of challengers and inspectors.
117.316
Duties of challenger.
117.317
Acts prohibited to challengers.
117.318
Ordering of challengers from polling places.
117.322
Action against use of synthetic media in electioneering communication -- Remedies -- Penalties -- Defense -- Exceptions. (Effective until July 15, 2026)
117.343
Reimbursement of county clerk by state board for certain election related expenses -- Submission of claims.
117.345
Cost of elections -- Payment.
117.355
Election reports to be made by the precinct election sheriff and county board of elections -- Contents.
117.365
Presentation of voter assistance forms, all voter and election official affirmations, and absentee ballot applications by county clerk to grand jury -- Certified photocopies.
117.377
Acquisition or abandonment of voting equipment or voting system subject to approval of State Board of Elections -- Petition in emergency situation.
117.379
Examination of voting system or e-poll book product by State Board of Elections.
117.383
Administrative regulations relating to voting. (Effective until July 15, 2026)
117.385
Spoiled or defaced ballot.
117.389
Testing of automatic tabulating equipment prior to election.
117.391
Application.
117.393
Biennial report on status of voting equipment and systems.
117.900
Election essay and slogan contests -- Prize contests for grade school students -- Private sponsorship.
117.995
Penalties.