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HB855

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AN ACT relating to persons entitled to vote.

Amend KRS 116.025 to permit voters 16 and 17 years of age to vote in local school board elections upon local approval by a school board; create a new section of KRS Chapter 116 to require county clerks to administer the registration and voting of persons 16 and 17 years of age; allow voters who are 16 and 17 years of age to receive ballots limited to school board contests; require the State Board of Elections to promulgate administrative regulations to establish the procedure for persons 16 and 17 years of age to register and vote for school board elections.

Local MandateBoards and CommissionsChildren and MinorsCounty ClerksElections and VotingState Agencies

Introduced: March 3, 2026

Last action: March 10, 2026

To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
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Legislative History

Mar 3, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Mar 3, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Mar 10, 2026 · House
To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

Primary Sponsor

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Rachel Roarx

Representative · House District 038

Primary sponsor
rachel.roarx@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (4)

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Anne Donworth

Representative · House District 076

Co-sponsor
anne.donworth@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of George Brown
George Brown

Representative · House District 077

Co-sponsor
George.Brown@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Beverly Chester-Burton
Beverly Chester-Burton

Representative · House District 044

Co-sponsor
beverly.chesterburton@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Sarah Stalker
Sarah Stalker

Representative · House District 034

Co-sponsor
sarah.stalker@kylegislature.gov