(1) The provisions of KRS § 117.055 notwithstanding, the county boards of elections shall maintain the boundaries of election precincts from January 1 of each year ending in “0” until the termination of the next following regular or extraordinary session of the General Assembly which enacts congressional and state legislative redistricting legislation following receipt of the decennial United States Census of Population.
(2) If any county board of elections fails to perform the duty placed upon it by subsection (1) of this section, the State Board of Elections shall apply to the Circuit Court of the county for a writ of mandamus requiring the county board to perform this duty.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 117.056

  • elections: means any primary, regular election, or special election. See Kentucky Statutes 117.001
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

Effective: April 7, 2020
History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 78, sec. 1, effective April 7, 2020. — Amended
2001 Ky. Acts ch. 122, sec. 1, effective March 19, 2001. — Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 319, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990.

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