(1) A program participant who is otherwise qualified to vote may register to vote and apply for and submit a mail-in absentee ballot under this section.
(2) Using the authority granted under KRS § 14.318(1), the State Board of Elections shall design a system allowing a county clerk to shield from public view all voting records of a program participant, including the name and address of a program participant, and allowing a program participant to vote by mail-in absentee ballot. This authority may be used to modify statutory or regulatory requirements that would lead to disclosure of the program participant’s name and address, but shall not include authority to waive or modify any other requirements relative to the program participant’s qualifications to vote, including age and geographic residency.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 14.312

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(3) The program participant may receive mail-in absentee ballots for all elections in the jurisdiction in which that individual resides in the same manner as a person requesting an absentee ballot under KRS § 117.085(1)(a). The county clerk shall transmit a mail-in absentee ballot to the program participant at the address designated by the participant in his or her application.
(4) Neither the name nor the address of a program participant shall be included in any list of registered voters available to the public, including any list inspected under KRS § 116.095.
Effective: June 25, 2013
History: Created 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 87, sec. 7, effective June 25, 2013.