Kentucky House Bill 313 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-14 - to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Pending: House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Amend KRS 242.020 to prohibit changing a petition for a local option election once it has been filed; establish petition requirements for a local option election; permit the local option question to be placed on the ballot for the next primary or regular election held in that territory; amend KRS 242.030 to require a local option election to be held on the same day as a primary or regular election; require a local option election to be held in any territory less than a county on the same day as an election day for the entire county; establish dates by which a petition for a local option election must be filed; amend KRS 242.040 to remove the requirement for sheriffs to advertise the election in the newspaper; require the order for an election to be posted no later than two weeks before the election; amend KRS 242.022, 242.1242, and 242.1244, to conform.

AN ACT relating to elections.

Rep. David Osborne [R]

Rep. Kenny Imes [R]

Rep. Sal Santoro [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-14	House	to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
2017-02-10	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB313.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB313/bill.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/17RS/HB313/LM.pdf