Kentucky House Bill 596 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 2 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-17 - posted in committee
Pending: House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 117 to provide for voting centers upon approval by the State Board of Elections under certain conditions; amend KRS 116.045 and 116.055 to change the last date for voter registration to 21 days before any primary or election and adjust the time requirements for party registration for voting in a primary; amend KRS 117.045 to expand the voters who can serve as precinct election officers; permit county clerks to appoint precinct election officers under certain circumstances; provide that precinct election officers may serve not more than six and a half hours under certain guidelines; amend KRS 117.066 to permit the designation of one voting location for more than one precinct; amend KRS 117.077 to include children and parents as voters who can request a mail-in absentee ballot in a medical emergency; amend KRS 117.085 to provide that voters who cannot vote on election day due to classification as essential personnel or due to employment conflicts, injury or illness of a family member, or bereavement may vote an absentee ballot; amend KRS 118.035 to extend the hours the polls are open from 6 p.m. prevailing time to 7 p.m. prevailing time; amend KRS 117.195. 117.205, 117.175, and 117.355 to conform.

AN ACT relating to elections.

Rep. Jason Nemes [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-17	House	posted in committee
2020-03-04	House	to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
2020-03-02	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/hb596.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/hb596/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/20RS/hb596/LM.pdf