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117.0551 Boundaries of precincts.
(1)
(2)
(3)
A county board of elections shall establish election precincts so that each
boundary of each precinct follows:
(a) A boundary described in KRS 117.055(1);
(b) The boundary of an incorporated city;
(c) A boundary of an urban-county legislative district established under KRS
Chapter 67A;
(d) A boundary of a school district or school district division established
under KRS Chapter 160; or
(e) A boundary of a census tract or census block established by the United
States Bureau of the Census for the most recent decennial census of
population and appearing on census block boundary maps.
If a county board of elections cannot establish a precinct that complies with
KRS 117.055 by using the boundaries permitted under subsection (1) of this
section, the county board of elections may either:
(a) Establish the precinct boundary by using a boundary following a visible
feature, including but not limited to a highway, railroad, or stream, and an
extension of that visible feature to, but not across, another visible feature,
nor across an extension of another feature that is used as a precinct
boundary; or
(b) Request an exemption under KRS 117.0553 and 117.0554.
For purposes of this section, a "visible feature" is a physical feature shown on
official maps prepared by:
(a) The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet;
(b) The United States Geological Survey; or
(c) The United States Bureau of the Census.
Effective:July 14, 1992
History: Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 430, sec. 2, effective July 14, 1992.
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