Summary of Original VersionAmend various sections of KRS Chapters 48, 65, 83A, 116, 117, 118, 118A, 119, 120, 242, and 424 relating to paper ballots, voting equipment, voting systems, election education, voter registration, mail-in and in-person absentee voting and procedures, county board of election appointments, precinct election officer qualifications, consolidated precincts, mail-in absentee portal for mail-in ballot application requests, drop-box or receptacle for mail-in absentee ballots, voter assistance requirements prescribed, extension of time for reviewing and processing mail-in absentee ballots and procedures related, establishing recanvass thresholds, penalties prescribed for furnishing mail-in absentee ballots when not permissible, prohibiting tax dollars from being used to influence public opinion for ballot questions, and elections. repeal KRS 117.381 and 117.387, relating to electronic voting systems.
Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1Summary
Retain the original provisions of the bill with following changes: remove Wednesday as a day for in-person absentee voting; add and amend KRS 39A.100 to remove the Governor's ability, upon recommendation of the Secretary of State, to declare by executive order a different manner for holding elections in an election area for which a state of emergency has been declared; add and amend KRS 118.176 to expand the class of candidates that can be challenged by a bona fide court action; add and amend KRS 118.367 to change the filing deadline for an independent, political organization, or political group candidate from the last Tuesday in January to April 1.
Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- J. NemesSummary
Amend KRS 116.066 to specify that there shall be a minimum of one voting location for every 75,000 voters in a county.
Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 2 -- P. StevensonSummary
Add and amend KRS 116.035 to allow a person who is homeless and lacks an established and fixed nighttime residence of regular return an option to choose a fixed address of a non-traditional place of residence for purposes of voting.
Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 3 -- B. WheatleySummary
Amend KRS 117.085 to require no excuse in-person absentee voting to occur on the Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday during the two weeks immediately preceding a primary or an election.
Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 4 -- B. WheatleySummary
Amend KRS 116.045 to make the voter registration deadline 14 days before a primary, special, or general election.
Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1Summary
Retain the provisions of the bill with the following changes: require the secure online mail-in absentee ballot request portal to open no more than 45 days before a primary or an election; amend KRS 132.017 to prohibit local, state, and federal tax dollars from being used to advocate, in partial terms, for or against any public question that appears on the ballot that relates to a tax rate by a district board of education; create a new section of KRS Chapter 120 to provide for an automatic recount in elections of constitutional officers, members of Congress, and members of the General Assembly when the vote margin is 0.5% or less; amend KRS 118.775 relating to membership in the General Assembly to conform; amend KRS 120.185 to provide for a recount in elections of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, members of Congress, and members of the General Assembly when an automatic recount does not apply; amend KRS 120.195, 120.205, and 120.215 to establish procedures for any election contest involving the Governor and Lieutenant Governor and members of the General Assembly, including a mechanism to ensure the integrity of the election records and a chain of custody of election records if transported; provide who shall conduct a recount as part of an election contest and the procedures to be followed; provide the time frame for a newly ordered election; and amend KRS 117.295, 118.740, 120.017, and 120.155 to conform; APPROPRIATION.
Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Amendment 1 -- D. ThayerSummary
Make title amendment.
Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 1 -- D. ThayerSummary
Amend KRS 117.066 to require the county board of elections to petition the State Board of Elections before being allowed to consolidate a precinct for a vote center; and petition requirements prescribed.
Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 2 -- J. AdamsSummary
Amend KRS 117.066 to require that, if approved, there shall be a minimum of one voting location for every 75,000 voters in a county.
Statutes affected: Introduced: 83A.045, 116.045, 116.046, 116.112, 116.113, 117.035, 117.045, 117.055, 117.066, 117.085, 117.086, 117.0863, 117.087, 117.088, 117.105, 117.115, 117.125, 117.135, 117.145, 117.155, 117.165, 117.175, 117.187, 117.195, 117.205, 117.215, 117.225, 117.235, 117.227, 117.228, 117.229, 117.245, 117.255, 117.265, 117.275, 117.295, 117.305, 117.345, 117.355, 117.375, 117.377, 117.379, 117.383, 117.385, 117.995, 118.015, 118.025, 118.105, 118.215, 118.225, 118.305, 118.325, 118.345, 118.405, 118.415, 118A.010, 118A.060, 118A.090, 118A.100, 118A.150, 118A.130, 119.005, 119.115, 120.005, 120.017, 120.095, 120.165, 120.185, 242.120, 424.290
Acts Chapter 197: 83A.045, 116.045, 116.046, 116.112, 116.113, 117.035, 117.045, 117.055, 117.066, 117.085, 117.086, 117.0863, 117.087, 117.088, 117.105, 117.115, 117.125, 117.135, 117.145, 117.155, 117.165, 117.175, 117.187, 117.195, 117.205, 117.215, 117.225, 117.235, 117.227, 117.228, 117.229, 117.245, 117.255, 117.265, 117.275, 117.295, 117.305, 117.345, 117.355, 117.375, 117.377, 117.379, 117.383, 117.385, 117.995, 118.015, 118.025, 118.105, 118.215, 118.225, 118.305, 118.325, 118.345, 118.405, 118.415, 118A.010, 118A.060, 118A.090, 118A.100, 118A.150, 118A.130, 119.005, 119.115, 120.005, 120.017, 120.095, 120.165, 120.185, 242.120, 424.290, 39A.100, 118.176, 118.367, 116.035, 132.017, 118.775, 120.195, 120.205, 120.215, 120.155, 118.740
House Committee Substitute 1: 83A.045, 116.045, 116.046, 116.112, 116.113, 117.035, 117.045, 117.055, 117.066, 117.085, 117.086, 117.0863, 117.087, 117.088, 117.105, 117.115, 117.125, 117.135, 117.145, 117.155, 117.165, 117.175, 117.187, 117.195, 117.205, 117.215, 117.225, 117.235, 117.227, 117.228, 117.229, 117.245, 117.255, 117.265, 117.275, 117.295, 117.305, 117.345, 117.355, 117.375, 117.377, 117.379, 117.383, 117.385, 117.995, 118.015, 118.025, 118.105, 118.215, 118.225, 118.305, 118.325, 118.345, 118.405, 118.415, 118A.010, 118A.060, 118A.090, 118A.100, 118A.150, 118A.130, 119.005, 119.115, 120.005, 120.017, 120.095, 120.165, 120.185, 242.120, 424.290, 39A.100, 118.176, 118.367
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 83A.045, 116.045, 116.046, 116.112, 116.113, 117.035, 117.045, 117.055, 117.066, 117.085, 117.086, 117.0863, 117.087, 117.088, 117.105, 117.115, 117.125, 117.135, 117.145, 117.155, 117.165, 117.175, 117.187, 117.195, 117.205, 117.215, 117.225, 117.235, 117.227, 117.228, 117.229, 117.245, 117.255, 117.265, 117.275, 117.295, 117.305, 117.345, 117.355, 117.375, 117.377, 117.379, 117.383, 117.385, 117.995, 118.015, 118.025, 118.105, 118.215, 118.225, 118.305, 118.325, 118.345, 118.405, 118.415, 118A.010, 118A.060, 118A.090, 118A.100, 118A.150, 118A.130, 119.005, 119.115, 120.005, 120.017, 120.095, 120.165, 120.185, 242.120, 424.290, 39A.100, 118.176, 118.367, 116.035, 132.017, 118.775, 120.195, 120.205, 120.215, 120.155, 118.740
Current: 83A.045, 116.045, 116.046, 116.112, 116.113, 117.035, 117.045, 117.055, 117.066, 117.085, 117.086, 117.0863, 117.087, 117.088, 117.105, 117.115, 117.125, 117.135, 117.145, 117.155, 117.165, 117.175, 117.187, 117.195, 117.205, 117.215, 117.225, 117.235, 117.227, 117.228, 117.229, 117.245, 117.255, 117.265, 117.275, 117.295, 117.305, 117.345, 117.355, 117.375, 117.377, 117.379, 117.383, 117.385, 117.995, 118.015, 118.025, 118.105, 118.215, 118.225, 118.305, 118.325, 118.345, 118.405, 118.415, 118A.010, 118A.060, 118A.090, 118A.100, 118A.150, 118A.130, 119.005, 119.115, 120.005, 120.017, 120.095, 120.165, 120.185, 242.120, 424.290, 39A.100, 118.176, 118.367, 116.035