2020 Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 117 - Regulation of elections 117.145 Preparation of ballot labels, absentee ballots, voter affirmations, election official affirmations, federal provisional ballots, and supplemental paper ballots -- Provision for write-in votes.
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117.145 Preparation of ballot labels, absentee ballots, voter affirmations, election
official affirmations, federal provisional ballots, and supplemental paper
ballots -- Provision for write-in votes.
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At least fifteen (15) days before any special election, and at least fifty (50) days
before any primary or regular election, the county clerk of each county shall cause
to be printed and ready for use ballot labels for each candidate who, and each
question which, is entitled to be voted upon in such election. The ballot labels shall
be printed on clear white paper or other material which shall be furnished by the
printer. They shall be printed in black ink, in plain, clear type clearly legible to a
person with normal vision, and shall be of a size to fit the ballot frames. The labels
shall include the necessary party designations.
Each county clerk shall have printed a sufficient number of paper absentee ballots,
voter affirmations, and election official affirmations. The voter affirmation, if
applicable, and the absentee ballot shall be used for voting by absent voters; by
precinct officers who have been assigned to a precinct other than their own; by
members of a county board of elections; by voters so disabled by age, infirmity, or
illness as to be unable to appear at the polls; and for voting in an emergency
situation. The ballot stubs shall be consecutively numbered and the county board
shall keep a record, by number, of all absentee ballots used for any of the purposes
listed in this subsection.
Each county clerk shall have printed a sufficient number of federal provisional
ballots, which, except for the candidates listed, shall have the same form as the
absentee ballots. A federal provisional ballot shall indicate that the ballot is a
federal provisional ballot. The federal provisional ballot stubs shall be
consecutively numbered, and the county board of elections shall keep a record, by
number, of all federal provisional ballots used for votes cast by provisional voters in
federal elections.
No later than the Friday preceding a special or regular election, the county clerk
shall equip the voting machines with the necessary supplies for the purpose of
write-in votes. The county clerk shall also attach a pencil or pen to the voting
machine for write-in purposes.
If supplemental paper ballots have been approved as provided in KRS 118.215, the
county clerk shall cause to be printed a sufficient number of paper ballots for the
registered voters of each precinct. The paper ballots shall have stubs which are
numbered consecutively. The quality of paper on which the supplemental paper
ballots are printed shall be determined by administrative regulations promulgated
under KRS Chapter 13A by the secretary of the Finance and Administration
Cabinet.
Effective: July 15, 2020
History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 11, effective July 15, 2020. -- Amended
1992 Ky. Acts ch. 296, sec. 3, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch.
48, sec. 23, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 470, sec. 12,
effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 44, sec. 4, effective March 2,
1984; and ch. 185, sec. 8, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.)
Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 3, effective March 19, 1977. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 130,
sec. 28, effective June 21, 1974.
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