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212.080 Elections in one county.
A number of legal voters equal to ten percent (10%) of the total number of votes cast
at the last general election of any county may file their petition with the county
judge/executive asking that the proposition of creating, establishing and maintaining
a county health department be submitted to the voters of the county at the next
general election held in the county that does not occur within less than eighty-four
(84) days after filing the petition. Each voter signing the petition shall state his full
name and address. At the time of filing the petition the petitioners shall deposit with
the county judge/executive a sufficient sum of money to pay the cost of publication,
as required by this section. Upon the filing of the petition with the county
judge/executive, he shall enter an order directing the publication in full of the petition,
pursuant to KRS Chapter 424, and shall further enter and file an order with the
county clerk not later than the second Tuesday in August preceding a general
election directing the county clerk to have placed before the voters at such election
the question, "Are you in favor of establishing a county department of health?" The
voter shall indicate a "Yes" or a "No" vote. If the majority of those voting on the
proposition vote "Yes," a department of health for the county shall be created,
established and maintained. The vote shall be canvassed and returned by the board
of election commissioners for the general election. If the election is contested, the
members of the fiscal court of the county shall be made defendants.
Effective:July 15, 1996
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 195, sec. 67, effective July 15, 1996. -Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 360, sec. 56, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended
1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 344, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1966 Ky.
Acts ch. 239, sec. 163. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective
October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2054a-5, 2054a-6.
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