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2018 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 117A - UNIFORM MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTERS ACT
.160 Mistakes and omissions that do not invalidate documents or ballots -- Notarization or authentication not required.

Universal Citation: KY Rev Stat § 117A.160 (2018)
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117A.160 Mistakes and omissions that do not invalidate documents or ballots -Notarization or authentication not required. (1) (2) If a voter's mistake or omission in the completion of a document under this chapter does not prevent determining whether a covered voter is eligible to vote, the mistake or omission does not invalidate the document. Failure to satisfy a nonsubstantive requirement, such as using paper or envelopes of a specified size or weight, does not invalidate a document submitted under this chapter. In a write-in ballot authorized by this chapter or in a vote for a write-in candidate on a regular ballot, if the intention of the voter is discernible under the Commonwealth of Kentucky's uniform definition of what constitutes a vote, an abbreviation, misspelling, or other minor variation in the form of the name of a candidate or a political party shall be accepted as a valid vote. Notarization is not required for the execution of a document under this chapter. An authentication, other than the declaration specified in KRS 117A.120 or the declaration on the federal postcard application and federal write-in absentee ballot, is not required for execution of a document under this chapter. The declaration and any information in the declaration may be compared with information on file to ascertain the validity of the document. Effective: July 1, 2014 History: Created 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 131, sec. 17, effective July 1, 2014.
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