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Introduced February 2, 2026

House
Engrossed
2026 Regular Session

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…

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This bill makes several changes to Kentucky election law, covering voter registration maintenance, voting equipment standards, and election contest rules. It would require monthly checks to remove non-citizens and people with felony convictions from voter rolls, ban new voting machines that use barcodes or QR codes to record votes, allow counties to use software to create public electronic records of cast ballots, and clarify rules around special elections, candidate challenges, and campaign finance for political…

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Legislative History

Feb 2, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 2, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 9, 2026 · House
To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Feb 19, 2026 · House
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar With Committee Substitute (1)
Feb 19, 2026 · House
Floor Amendment (1) Filed To Committee Substitute (clerical)
Feb 20, 2026 · House
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 23, 2026 · House
Floor Amendment (2) Filed To Committee Substitute , Floor Amendment (3-Title) Filed To Bill (clerical)
Feb 24, 2026 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Wednesday, February 25 2026 (clerical)
Mar 5, 2026 · House
Passed 53-40 With Committee Substitute (2) And Committee Amendment (1-Title)
Yea: 53
Nay: 40
Absent: 7
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Mar 5, 2026 · House
House Floor Vote
Failed
Yea: 18
Nay: 22
Absent: 60
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Mar 5, 2026 · House
House Floor Vote
Failed
Yea: 19
Nay: 23
Absent: 58
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Mar 5, 2026 · House
House Floor Vote
Failed
Yea: 19
Nay: 20
Absent: 61
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Primary Sponsor

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DJ Johnson

Representative · House District 013

Primary sponsor
DJ.Johnson@kylegislature.gov

Co-sponsors (2)

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John Hodgson

Representative · House District 036

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john.hodgson@kylegislature.gov
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T.J. Roberts

Representative · House District 066

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tj.roberts@kylegislature.gov

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