Kentucky Statutes 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
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(1) The county board of elections may, pursuant to KRS § 117.055 and subsection (3) of this section, designate a single voting location for more than one (1) precinct if the voting location is equipped with voting equipment capable of providing or accepting separate ballots without endangering the integrity of the ballots or without violating any other election law.
(2) If a single voting location for more than one (1) precinct is approved under subsection (3) of this section, the primary or election shall be conducted as follows:
(a) One (1) voting equipment may be used for more than one (1) precinct if ballots are tabulated for each separate precinct, and if separate ballots may be placed upon any voting equipment to be used without endangering the integrity of the ballots or without violating any other election law. Otherwise, separate voting equipment shall be used for each precinct. In the instance of a precinct which has a small number of voters such that the use of separate voting equipment would be cost-prohibitive, the county clerk may make application to the State Board of Elections to use supplemental paper ballots under KRS § 118.215 to conduct the voting for the small precinct on any primary or election day. If the use of supplemental paper ballots is approved by the State Board of Elections, at the close of voting on any primary or election day, the locked supplemental paper ballot box shall be transported to the county board of elections along with the federal provisional ballot receptacle, and ballots shall be counted by the county board of elections as provided by KRS § 117.275(10) to (16);
(b) Separate precinct voter rosters shall be maintained for each precinct, and steps shall be taken to ensure that voters cast their ballot in their duly authorized precinct; and
(c) A separate set of election forms and reports required by this chapter and the
State Board of Elections shall be maintained for each precinct.
(3) The county board of elections may petition the State Board of Elections to allow the consolidation of precincts and the consolidation of precinct election officers at any voting location where voters of more than one (1) precinct vote. The petition shall be on a form prescribed by the State Board of Elections in administrative regulations promulgated under KRS Chapter 13A and shall include:
(a) A list of all precincts designated to vote at the voting location; (b) The address and type of facility of the voting location;
(c) The number and type of voting systems or voting equipment to be used at the voting location;
(d) The number of registered voters in each precinct designated to vote at the voting location;
(e) An explanation of the reasons why the consolidation is desirable;
(f) The plan for additional precinct officers at the voting location, the manner in which they will be assigned, and whether the voting location will be fully
staffed with election officials;
(g) The plan for how the county clerk will publicize the location for where the voting shall occur, in addition to how each location shall be noted conspicuously to residents of the county as a “Vote Center”;
(h) The plan for how the voting location will serve as a focal point to meet the needs of a diverse community; and
(i) The number of parking spaces available at the location and a determination as to whether the location has sufficient parking spaces.
(4) If the petition submitted under subsection (3) of this section is approved by the State Board of Elections, the precinct election officers designated to serve as election officers for more than one (1) precinct shall meet the eligibility requirements of KRS § 117.045.
(5) The Secretary of State shall retain veto authority over any petition that is approved by the State Board of Elections. The State Board of Elections, upon reconsideration of the petition, shall have the power to override a veto of the Secretary of State by a three-fourths (3/4) affirmative vote of the membership of the board.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 2, effective June 29, 2023. — Amended
2022 Ky. Acts ch. 87, sec. 5, effective April 7, 2022. — Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch.
197, sec. 10, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2020. — Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 129, sec. 13, effective July
15, 2008. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 129, sec. 3, effective April 2, 2002. — Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 430, sec. 10, effective April 13, 1992.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2010). A reference to “KRS § 117.275(7)” in subsection (2)(a) of this statute has been changed in codification to “KRS
117.275(10) to (13).” 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 176, sec. 8, renumbered and subdivided the former subsection (7) of KRS § 117.275 as subsections (10), (11), (12), and (13), but failed to include a conforming amendment to the reference in subsection (2)(a) of this statute. This manifest clerical or typographical error has been corrected by the Reviser of Statutes under the authority of KRS § 7.136(1).
(2) If a single voting location for more than one (1) precinct is approved under subsection (3) of this section, the primary or election shall be conducted as follows:
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 117.066
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Ballot box: means any box, bag, or other container that can be locked, sealed, or otherwise rendered tamper-resistant, for receiving ballots. See Kentucky Statutes 117.001
- elections: means any primary, regular election, or special election. See Kentucky Statutes 117.001
- Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.
- Voting equipment: means any physical component of a voting system and includes voting machines where voting machines are in operation. See Kentucky Statutes 117.001
(a) One (1) voting equipment may be used for more than one (1) precinct if ballots are tabulated for each separate precinct, and if separate ballots may be placed upon any voting equipment to be used without endangering the integrity of the ballots or without violating any other election law. Otherwise, separate voting equipment shall be used for each precinct. In the instance of a precinct which has a small number of voters such that the use of separate voting equipment would be cost-prohibitive, the county clerk may make application to the State Board of Elections to use supplemental paper ballots under KRS § 118.215 to conduct the voting for the small precinct on any primary or election day. If the use of supplemental paper ballots is approved by the State Board of Elections, at the close of voting on any primary or election day, the locked supplemental paper ballot box shall be transported to the county board of elections along with the federal provisional ballot receptacle, and ballots shall be counted by the county board of elections as provided by KRS § 117.275(10) to (16);
(b) Separate precinct voter rosters shall be maintained for each precinct, and steps shall be taken to ensure that voters cast their ballot in their duly authorized precinct; and
(c) A separate set of election forms and reports required by this chapter and the
State Board of Elections shall be maintained for each precinct.
(3) The county board of elections may petition the State Board of Elections to allow the consolidation of precincts and the consolidation of precinct election officers at any voting location where voters of more than one (1) precinct vote. The petition shall be on a form prescribed by the State Board of Elections in administrative regulations promulgated under KRS Chapter 13A and shall include:
(a) A list of all precincts designated to vote at the voting location; (b) The address and type of facility of the voting location;
(c) The number and type of voting systems or voting equipment to be used at the voting location;
(d) The number of registered voters in each precinct designated to vote at the voting location;
(e) An explanation of the reasons why the consolidation is desirable;
(f) The plan for additional precinct officers at the voting location, the manner in which they will be assigned, and whether the voting location will be fully
staffed with election officials;
(g) The plan for how the county clerk will publicize the location for where the voting shall occur, in addition to how each location shall be noted conspicuously to residents of the county as a “Vote Center”;
(h) The plan for how the voting location will serve as a focal point to meet the needs of a diverse community; and
(i) The number of parking spaces available at the location and a determination as to whether the location has sufficient parking spaces.
(4) If the petition submitted under subsection (3) of this section is approved by the State Board of Elections, the precinct election officers designated to serve as election officers for more than one (1) precinct shall meet the eligibility requirements of KRS § 117.045.
(5) The Secretary of State shall retain veto authority over any petition that is approved by the State Board of Elections. The State Board of Elections, upon reconsideration of the petition, shall have the power to override a veto of the Secretary of State by a three-fourths (3/4) affirmative vote of the membership of the board.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 2, effective June 29, 2023. — Amended
2022 Ky. Acts ch. 87, sec. 5, effective April 7, 2022. — Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch.
197, sec. 10, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2020. — Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 129, sec. 13, effective July
15, 2008. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 129, sec. 3, effective April 2, 2002. — Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 430, sec. 10, effective April 13, 1992.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2010). A reference to “KRS § 117.275(7)” in subsection (2)(a) of this statute has been changed in codification to “KRS
117.275(10) to (13).” 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 176, sec. 8, renumbered and subdivided the former subsection (7) of KRS § 117.275 as subsections (10), (11), (12), and (13), but failed to include a conforming amendment to the reference in subsection (2)(a) of this statute. This manifest clerical or typographical error has been corrected by the Reviser of Statutes under the authority of KRS § 7.136(1).