If such a petition is filed in the second county within six (6) months of the filing of the petition in the first county, or if a new petition is filed in the first county within six (6) months of the filing of the petition in the second county, it shall be the duty of each of the county judges/executive of the two (2) counties, by orders entered of record, to call an election to be held, and direct a poll to be taken in the various precincts in each county on the day of the election to be held in said counties on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November following the filing of the petition as provided herein, if the filing of an effective petition in the county in which one (1) is last filed occurs not later than the second Tuesday in August preceding the day of the regular election, at which election the proposition for the consolidation of the two (2) named counties shall be submitted to the legal voters of each of the two (2) counties for their approval or rejection.
Effective: July 15, 1996

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 67.210

  • Regular election: means the election in even-numbered years at which members of Congress are elected and the election in odd-numbered years at which state officers are elected. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 195, sec. 34, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended
1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 149, effective June 17, 1978. — Created 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 48, sec. 3.

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