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121.110
Registry of Election Finance -- Membership -- Terms -- Meetings -Compensation.
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There is hereby created as an independent agency of state government a Kentucky
Registry of Election Finance. The registry shall be composed of seven (7) members
appointed as provided herein. The registry shall remain independent of any other
agency or department of state government. Members shall be at least twenty-five
(25) years of age, registered voters in Kentucky, not announced candidates for
public office, not officers of a political party's state central executive committee,
shall not have been convicted of an election offense, and shall be persons of high
ethical standards who have an active interest in promoting fair elections. Appointees
shall be subject to Senate confirmation at the next regular session of the General
Assembly following appointment, or at the next special session if included in the
Governor's call. Appointees shall have full power to serve until any vote of
nonconfirmation.
Members of the registry shall be selected as follows:
(a) One (1) member shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of three (3)
nominees submitted by the state central committee of the political party
polling the largest vote at the last gubernatorial election.
(b) One (1) member shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of three (3)
nominees submitted by the state central committee of the political party
polling the second largest vote at the last gubernatorial election. The members
appointed pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall take office
on August 15, 1990, for a term of one (1) year and their successors shall serve
a term of four (4) years beginning August 15, 1991, or until their successors
are appointed and qualified.
(c) Two (2) other members shall be appointed by the Governor. Before making
these appointments, the Governor shall solicit nominations from at least two
(2) organizations which have demonstrated a nonpartisan interest in fair
elections and informed voting. The Governor's solicitations and the replies
shall be public records. The Governor shall give due consideration to such
nominations. The two (2) members appointed pursuant to this subsection shall
be one (1) from each of the two (2) political parties which polled the greatest
number of votes at the last gubernatorial election. Members appointed
pursuant to this subsection shall take office on August 15, 1988, for a term of
four (4) years or until their successors are appointed and qualified and their
successors shall serve a term of four (4) years.
(d) One (1) member shall be appointed by the Auditor of Public Accounts after
soliciting nominations as provided by subsection (c) of this section. The
appointee shall be a member of one (1) of the two (2) political parties which
polled the greatest number of votes at the last gubernatorial election. The
member appointed pursuant to this subsection shall take office on August 15,
1997, for a term of four (4) years or until his successor is appointed and
qualified and his successors shall serve a term of four (4) years.
(e) One (1) member shall be appointed by the Attorney General after soliciting
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nominations as provided by subsection (c) of this section. The appointee shall
not be a member of the same political party as the person appointed by the
Auditor of Public Accounts pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. The
member appointed pursuant to this subsection shall take office on August 15,
1990, for a term of four (4) years or until his successor is appointed and
qualified and his successors shall serve a term of four (4) years.
(f) One (1) member shall be appointed by the Secretary of State after soliciting
nominations as provided by subsection (c) of this section. The Secretary of
State's appointment shall be without regard to political affiliation. The
member appointed pursuant to this subsection shall take office on August 15,
1990, for a term of three (3) years or until his successor is appointed and
qualified and his successors shall serve a term of four (4) years.
The members of the registry shall select a chairman from among the appointed
membership, effective August 15, 1990. The chairman shall serve in that capacity
for one (1) year and shall be eligible for reelection. The chairman shall preside at all
meetings and shall have all the powers and privileges of the other members.
In the event of a vacancy in the office of any member, the vacancy shall be filled in
the same manner as the vacating member's office was filled pursuant to subsection
(2) of this section.
The registry shall fix the place and time of its regular meetings by order duly
recorded in its minutes. No action shall be taken without a quorum present. Special
meetings shall be called by the chairman on his own initiative or on the written
request of three (3) members. Members shall receive seven (7) days' written notice
of a special meeting and the notice shall specify the purpose, time and place of the
meeting, and no other matters may be considered, without a specific waiver by all
the members.
The members of the registry shall receive sixty-five dollars ($65) per diem, and
shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses.
Effective: July 15, 1994
History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 458, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended
1988 Ky. Acts ch. 341, sec. 40, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts
ch. 154, sec. 5, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 185.
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