Kentucky Statutes 118.025 – Voting to be by secret paper ballot — General laws applicable — Time for holding elections
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(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, voting in all primaries and elections shall be by secret paper ballot.
(2) The general laws applying to primaries, regular elections, and special elections shall apply to primaries, regular elections, and special elections conducted with the use of voting equipment, and all provisions of the general laws applying to the custody of ballot boxes shall apply, as far as applicable, to the custody of the voting system or voting equipment.
(3) A primary for the nomination of candidates to be voted for at the next regular election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the third Monday in May of each year.
(4) The election of all officers of all governmental units shall be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
(5) If the law authorizes the calling of a special election on a day other than the day of the regular election in November, the election shall be held on a Tuesday.
(6) If the law requires that a special election be held within a period of time during which the voting equipment must be locked as required by KRS § 117.295, the special election shall be held on the fourth Tuesday following the expiration of the period during which the voting equipment is locked.
Effective: June 29, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 197, sec. 48, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended
2020 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2020. — Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch.
129, sec. 6, effective July 15, 2008. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 262, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 261, sec. 2, effective July 14,
2000. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 195, sec. 13, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 394, sec. 20, effective July 15, 1994. – Amended 1992
Ky. Acts ch. 288, sec. 38, effective July 14, 1992; and ch. 296, sec. 7, effective July
14, 1992. — Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 431, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 29, sec. 12, effective July 15, 1986. — Amended 1984
Ky. Acts ch. 44, sec. 6, effective March 2, 1984. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 402, sec. 3, effective January 1, 1984. — Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 98, effective June 21, 1974.
(2) The general laws applying to primaries, regular elections, and special elections shall apply to primaries, regular elections, and special elections conducted with the use of voting equipment, and all provisions of the general laws applying to the custody of ballot boxes shall apply, as far as applicable, to the custody of the voting system or voting equipment.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 118.025
- Regular election: means the election in even-numbered years at which members of Congress are elected and the election in odd-numbered years at which state officers are elected. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Voting equipment: means any physical component of a voting system and includes voting machines where voting machines are in operation. See Kentucky Statutes 118.015
- Voting system: means :
(a) The total combination of physical, mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic equipment, including the software, hardware, firmware, and documentation required to program, control, and support that equipment, that is used to:
1. See Kentucky Statutes 118.015 - Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) A primary for the nomination of candidates to be voted for at the next regular election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the third Monday in May of each year.
(4) The election of all officers of all governmental units shall be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
(5) If the law authorizes the calling of a special election on a day other than the day of the regular election in November, the election shall be held on a Tuesday.
(6) If the law requires that a special election be held within a period of time during which the voting equipment must be locked as required by KRS § 117.295, the special election shall be held on the fourth Tuesday following the expiration of the period during which the voting equipment is locked.
Effective: June 29, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 197, sec. 48, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended
2020 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2020. — Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch.
129, sec. 6, effective July 15, 2008. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 262, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 261, sec. 2, effective July 14,
2000. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 195, sec. 13, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 394, sec. 20, effective July 15, 1994. – Amended 1992
Ky. Acts ch. 288, sec. 38, effective July 14, 1992; and ch. 296, sec. 7, effective July
14, 1992. — Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 431, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 29, sec. 12, effective July 15, 1986. — Amended 1984
Ky. Acts ch. 44, sec. 6, effective March 2, 1984. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 402, sec. 3, effective January 1, 1984. — Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 98, effective June 21, 1974.