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117.015 State Board of Elections -- Powers, duties, membership.
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There shall be a State Board of Elections that is an independent agency of
state government, which shall administer the election laws of the state and
supervise registration and purgation of voters within the state. The board:
(a) May promulgate administrative regulations necessary to properly carry
out its duties; and
(b) Shall promulgate administrative regulations establishing a procedure for
elections officials to follow when an election has been suspended or
delayed as described in KRS 39A.100.
The board shall consist of the following:
(a) The Secretary of State, who shall be an ex officio, nonvoting member,
and who shall also serve as the chief election official for the
Commonwealth;(b)
Two (2) members appointed by the Governor as
provided in subsection (6) of this section;
(c) Six (6) voting members appointed by the Governor as provided in
subsection (5) of this section; and
(d) An executive director appointed in accordance with KRS 117.025, who
may vote only to break a tie regarding selection of the chair of the board.
A chair of the board, who is a then-current voting member of the board, shall
be elected as chair of the board by a majority of the voting members who serve
on the board. The chair shall preside at the meetings of the board and vote on
matters before the board.
The members shall serve for a term of four (4) years or until their successors
are appointed. Members shall be at least twenty-five (25) years of age and
qualified voters of this state. No appointed member shall be a candidate for
public office or have been a candidate for public office for two (2) years prior to
his or her appointment, except as provided in subsection (2)(b) of this section.
No member of the board shall have been convicted of any election law offense.
Two (2) members shall be appointed by the Governor from a separate list of at
least five (5) names submitted by the state central executive committee of each
of the two (2) political parties that polled the largest vote in the last preceding
election for state officials. The list shall be submitted to the Governor by
February 15 of 1992, and the appointments of the Governor shall be made by
April 1 of the same year. Two (2) separate lists shall be submitted to the
Governor by August 15 of 1990 and every four (4) years thereafter, and two (2)
appointments shall be made from these lists by September 15 of each year in
which the lists are received.
Two (2) members shall be appointed by the Governor from a separate list of at
least four (4) names submitted by the Kentucky County Clerk's Association of
each of the two (2) political parties that polled the largest vote in the last
preceding regular election for state officials. Each of the two (2) members
appointed under this subsection shall be former county clerks. The lists
required under this subsection shall be submitted to the Governor by July 15,
2019, and every four (4) years thereafter. The appointments made by the
Governor under this subsection shall be made by August 15, 2019, and every
four (4) years thereafter.
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Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as provided for original
appointments, and the person appointed to fill the vacancy shall be of the same
political party as his or her predecessor.
The board shall meet as often as necessary to carry out its duties and shall
keep a record of its acts, orders, findings, and proceedings. A majority of the
board shall constitute a quorum.
The members of the board shall be paid a reasonable sum to be fixed by the
secretary of the Personnel Cabinet, with the approval of the secretary of the
Finance and Administration Cabinet, and in addition, their expenses in
attending board meetings. The compensation shall be paid out of the State
Treasury upon requisition signed by the chair of the board and approved by the
secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet.
Effective:March 19, 2019
History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 2, effective March 19, 2019. -Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 91, sec. 2, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 74, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1990 Ky.
Acts ch. 293, sec. 1. effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 341,
sec. 24, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 457, sec. 1,
effective July 15, 1982. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 18, effective June
21, 1974.
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