Kentucky House Bill 304 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 2 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-22 - recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Pending: House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Amend KRS 117.035 to allow the sheriff the option of recommending a deputy sheriff as a temporary replacement, in his or her position on the county board of elections, during any year the sheriff is a candidate or otherwise unavailable; allow for incapacitation or unavailability as a means for a sheriff to excuse himself or herself from service on the county board of elections; make technical corrections; amend KRS 117.075 to increase the deadline for a qualified voter with a disability to present to the county clerk a completed application for a mail-in absentee ballot from 7 days to 14 days; allow a qualified voter with a disability the additional ability to present to the county clerk his or her completed application for a mail-in absentee ballot by electronic mail or facsimile; allow a qualified voter with a disability the additional ability to request an application for a mail-in absentee ballot by electronic mail; amend KRS 117.085 to allow the means for request of a mail-in absentee ballot to be at the option of the voter; allow the county clerk the ability to transmit an application for a mail-in absentee ballot by facsimile or electronic mail; allow a qualified voter the ability to return to the county clerk a completed mail-in absentee ballot application by mail, electronic mail, facsimile, or in person, at the option of the voter; increase the deadline for a qualified voter to present his or her completed application for a mail-in absentee ballot from 7 days to 14 days; give any qualified voter who has applied for, but not yet received, a mail-in absentee ballot the allowance and process to vote in-person absentee or to vote on election day; make technical corrections; amend KRS 117.145 to increase the days from 15 to 45 in which the county clerk shall print and ready ballot labels for each candidate in a special election; amend KRS 117.265 to increase from 28 to 49 days before an election the deadline by which a declaration of intent must be filed to be a write-in candidate for a special election.

AN ACT relating to elections.

Rep. Jason Nemes [R]

Rep. John Sims [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-22	House	recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2018-03-19	House	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2018-03-14	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 15, 2018
2018-03-13	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2018-03-12	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2018-03-08	House	posted in committee
2018-02-06	House	to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
2018-02-02	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB304.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB304/bill.pdf
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB304/HCS1.pdf
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB304/HFA1.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/18RS/HB304/HCS1LM.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/18RS/HB304/LM.pdf