AN ACT relating to elections.

Amend KRS 30A.145 to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to prepare an all-time list each month of persons convicted of a felony, including persons whose cases are on appeal, and provide the list to the State Board of Elections; amend KRS 83A.040 to require a special election if more than the majority of the membership of a legislative body is vacated because of an election error due to no fault of any candidate…

Introduced: February 2, 2026

Last action: March 6, 2026

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This bill makes several changes to Kentucky election rules, including requiring monthly checks to remove non-citizens and people convicted of felonies from voter rolls, allowing counties to use software to create electronic ballot images for public audits, and banning voting machines that use barcodes or QR codes to record votes. It also sets new rules for judicial candidates about how they can reference their political party, addresses how special elections are triggered when legislative seats…

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