In case of a medical emergency within fourteen (14) days or less of an election, a registered voter and the registered voter’s spouse may apply for an absentee ballot. The application shall state that the emergency condition occurred within the fourteen (14) day period. The application shall be notarized. The application form may be requested by and delivered by the voter or the spouse, parents, or children of the voter. If the voter has no spouse, parents, or children, the application form may be requested by and delivered by the brother, sister, niece, nephew, or designee of the voter. The application form shall be restricted to the use of the voter. Upon receipt of the application and verification, the county clerk shall issue an absentee ballot.
Effective: February 15, 2002

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 117.077

  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 3, sec. 1, effective February 15, 2002. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 243, sec. 5, effective April 1, 1998. — Amended 1994
Ky. Acts ch. 394, sec. 10, effective July 15, 1994. — Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 48, sec. 17, effective July 13, 1990. — Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 287, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1986.

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