Kentucky Senate Bill 271 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 22 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-22 - to Committee on Committees (S)
Pending: Senate Committee on Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of Chapter 117 to provide for the curing of certain mail-in absentee ballot deficiencies; amend KRS 117.066 to allow for the combining of precincts into centralized voting locations with requirements prescribed; amend KRS 117.085 to establish an online portal to receive applications for mail-in absentee ballots; add desire of voter as basis to request mail-in absentee ballot; establish in-person early voting, including two Saturdays; amend KRS 117.086 to establish the use of a secure ballot drop box as an option for return of a mail-in absentee ballot; establish requirements for drop box use; amend KRS 117.087 to provide additional time to process and count mail-in absentee ballots with requirements prescribed, amend KRS 118.035 to extend poll hours on election day to 8 p.m. prevailing time; amend various other sections to conform.

AN ACT relating to voting.

Sen. Morgan McGarvey [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-22	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2021-02-22	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb271.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb271/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/21RS/sb271/LM.pdf