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.

Introduced: March 3, 2026

Last action: March 10, 2026

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

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This bill would allow 16 and 17 year olds to vote in local school board elections, but only in areas where the local school board chooses to permit it. County clerks would handle registration and voting for these younger voters, and their ballots would be limited to school board races only. The State Board of Elections would be required to create rules outlining how the registration and voting process would work. Who it may affect: 16 and 17 year olds seeking to participate in local elections, local school boards, county clerks, and parents of school-age children.

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