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117.022 Judicial declaration of existence of election crisis -- Effect.
The Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the State Board of Elections, by mutual <br>agreement, may petition Franklin Circuit Court to declare that an election crisis exists in a <br>county where there is evidence of sufficient malfeasance, nonfeasance, or criminal <br>activity to jeopardize a free and equal election in that county and to authorize the State <br>Board of Elections to assume responsibility for the management of the election in that <br>county. If Franklin Circuit Court makes that declaration and grant of authority, the State <br>Board of Elections shall appoint an election manager for that county to serve for the <br>duration of the election cycle and the county clerk, county board of elections, precinct <br>election officers, and any other person participating in the election process in that county <br>shall be subject to the direction of the election manager.
Effective: July 15, 1994 <br>History: Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 394, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1994.
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