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Last action · March 28, 2025
Delivered To Secretary Of State (Acts Ch. 125)

Introduced February 18, 2025

House
Veto Override
2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to elections.

Amend KRS 117.045 to allow a lesser number of precinct officers when the State Board of Elections has approved a county board of elections' precinct consolidation plan; amend KRS 117.065 to require the county board of elections to notify local boards of education of its intent to use school buildings as voting places by December 1 of each year; require the county board of elections to specify which school buildings will be used; amend KRS…

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This law updates several election procedures in Kentucky, including allowing caregivers of elderly or disabled voters to cast in-person absentee ballots on their behalf, changing how write-in candidate deadlines and lists are handled, and adjusting rules around precinct staffing, ballot drop-box video storage, and candidate filing requirements. It also clarifies that school districts do not have to close when their buildings are used as polling places, and that knowingly voting while disqualified due to a…

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Legislative History

Mar 28, 2025 · Senate
Delivered To Secretary Of State (Acts Ch. 125)
Mar 28, 2025 · Senate
Enrolled, Signed By President Of The Senate
Mar 28, 2025 · Senate
Enrolled, Signed By Speaker Of The House
Mar 28, 2025 · Senate
Received In House (clerical)
Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Senate Roll Call No. 3663
Passed
Yea: 30
Nay: 6
Absent: 2
Mar 27, 2025 · House
House Roll Call No. 321
Passed
Yea: 84
Nay: 15
Absent: 1
Mar 27, 2025 · House
Passed 30-6 (clerical)
Mar 27, 2025 · House
Veto Overridden
Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 37-0
Yea: 37
Nay: 0
Absent: 1
Mar 6, 2025 · House
House Roll Call No. 174
Failed
Yea: 19
Nay: 49
Absent: 32
Mar 6, 2025 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 85-7 With Committee Substitute And Floor Amendment (1)
Yea: 85
Nay: 7
Absent: 8

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Jennifer Henson Decker

Representative · House District 058

Primary sponsor
Jennifer.Decker@kylegislature.gov

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