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117A.030 Powers and duties of Secretary of State.
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The Secretary of State is the state official responsible for implementing this
chapter and the Commonwealth of Kentuckys responsibilities under the
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. secs. 1973ff
et seq.
The Secretary of State may delegate to the State Board of Elections
responsibilities under this chapter, including but not limited to the promulgation
of administrative regulations necessary to implement this chapter.
The Secretary of State shall make available to covered voters information
regarding voter registration procedures for covered voters and procedures for
casting military-overseas ballots.
The Secretary of State shall establish an electronic transmission system
through which a covered voter may apply for and receive voter registration
materials, military-overseas ballots, and other information authorized under this
chapter.
The Secretary of State shall:
(a) Develop standardized absentee-voting materials, including privacy and
transmission envelopes and their electronic equivalents, authentication
materials, and voting instructions, to be used with the military-overseas
ballot of a voter authorized to vote in any jurisdiction in the
Commonwealth of Kentucky; and
(b) To the extent reasonably possible, coordinate with other states to carry
out this section.
The Secretary of State shall prescribe the form and content of a declaration for
use by a covered voter to swear or affirm specific representations pertaining to
the voters identity, eligibility to vote, status as a covered voter, and timely and
proper completion of a military-overseas ballot. The declaration shall be based
on the declaration prescribed to accompany a federal write-in absentee ballot,
as modified to be consistent with this chapter. The Secretary of State shall
ensure that a form for the execution of the declaration, including an indication
of the date of execution of the declaration, is a prominent part of all balloting
materials for which the declaration is required.
Effective:July 1, 2014
History: Created 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 131, sec. 4, effective July 1, 2014.
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