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Last action · March 11, 2026

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

Introduced March 4, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB874

AN ACT relating to elections.

Amend KRS 116.055 to permit a registered independent to vote in the primary of 1 party for each primary opened by that party; require that an independent be registered as an independent on December 31 immediately preceding the primary; amend KRS 117.125 to require that electronic voting machines be reprogrammed to allow a registered independent to vote for a party's candidates in a primary; amend KRS 118.125 to prohibit a primary candidate from being a registered independent; EFFECTIVE December 1, 2027.

County Clerks Effective Dates, Delayed Elections and Voting Secretary of State State Agencies

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This bill would allow Kentuckians registered as independents to vote in a party's primary election, as long as that party has opened its primary and the voter was registered as an independent by December 31 of the year before the primary. It also requires electronic voting machines to be updated to support this change, and it prohibits anyone registered as an independent from running as a primary candidate. The changes would take effect December 1, 2027. Who it may affect: registered independent voters, primary candidates, county clerks responsible for elections administration, and the Secretary of State's office.

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