1. (1) A county board of elections shall establish election precincts so that each boundary of each precinct follows:

   1. (a) A boundary described in KRS 117.055(1);
   2. (b) The boundary of an incorporated city;
   3. (c) A boundary of an urban-county legislative district established under KRS Chapter 67A;
2. (2)
3. (d) A boundary of a school district or school district division established under KRS Chapter 160; or
4. (e) A boundary of a census tract or census block established by the United States Bureau of the Census for the most recent decennial census of population and appearing on census block boundary maps. If a county board of elections cannot establish a precinct that complies with KRS 117.055 by using the boundaries permitted under subsection (1) of this section, the county board of elections may either:
5. (a) Establish the precinct boundary by using a boundary following a visible feature, including but not limited to a highway, railroad, or stream centerline, and an extension of that visible feature to, but not across, another visible feature, nor across an extension of another feature that is used as a precinct boundary; or
6. (b) Request an exemption under KRS 117.0553 and 117.0554.

7. (3) For purposes of this section, a "visible feature" is a physical feature shown on official maps or in geographic information system (GIS) layers that are solely or both prepared and maintained by:

   1. (a) The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet;
   2. (b) The United States Geological Survey;
   3. (c) The United States Bureau of the Census;
   4. (d) The Kentucky Department of Revenue; or
   5. (e) The Commonwealth Office of Technology.

Effective: July 15, 2024

History: Amended 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 212, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2024. -- Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 430, sec. 2, effective July 14, 1992.