(1) The legislative body of any county, urban-county government, charter county, consolidated local government, or unified local government shall purchase or lease, from available funds or from the proceeds of bonds which may be issued for that purpose, voting systems for use in primaries, regular elections, and special elections.
(2) Any voting system purchased, leased, or otherwise acquired by the legislative body of any county, urban-county government, charter county, consolidated local government, or unified local government on or after June 29, 2021, shall comply with the requirements of KRS § 117.125.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 117.105

  • elections: means any primary, regular election, or special election. See Kentucky Statutes 117.001
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. 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 117.001

(3) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a county board of elections from performing maintenance on voting equipment that has been previously certified by the State Board of Elections and is in use on June 29, 2021.
Effective: June 29, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 197, sec. 16, effective June 29, 2021. — Created
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 24, effective June 21, 1974.

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