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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · January 28, 2026

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

Introduced January 20, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB430

AN ACT relating to elections.

Short titles: Public university, campus, voting location · Right to Vote at College Campuses

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 117 to define "large public university campus"; require county boards of elections to conduct election day and no-excuse in-person absentee voting on large public university campuses; provide that this Act shall be known as the Right to Vote at College Campuses Act.

Counties County Clerks Education, Higher Elections and Voting Universities and Colleges Short Titles and Popular Names

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This bill would require county boards of elections to set up voting locations directly on large public university campuses, covering both Election Day voting and early in-person absentee voting. It aims to make it easier for people on those campuses to cast their ballots without traveling off campus to a polling place. Who it may affect: college and university students, campus staff, and county election officials in areas with large public universities.

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