Kentucky Statutes 117.0863 – Assistance in voting by absentee ballot — Form required of voter and assistant
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(1) Except for those voters who have been certified as requiring assistance in voting on a permanent or annual basis, any person voting by means of a mail-in absentee ballot or in-person absentee ballot who receives assistance in voting shall be required to complete the voter assistance form required by KRS § 117.255.
(2) Any person who assists another person in voting by use of an mail-in absentee ballot or in-person absentee ballot shall complete the voter assistance form required by KRS § 117.255.
(3) The detachable flap on all mail-in absentee ballot envelopes shall have printed upon it the voter assistance form required by KRS § 117.255, notice of the penalty for failure to complete the form, and notice of the penalty under KRS § 117.0865.
(4) The State Board of Elections shall promulgate by administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A a voter assistance form which shall be in a form acceptable to the Attorney General.
Effective: June 29, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 197, sec. 13, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended
2020 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 8, effective July 15, 2020. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch.
243, sec. 8, effective April 1, 1998. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 270, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 394, sec. 13, effective July
15, 1994. — Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 48, sec. 20, effective July 13, 1990. — Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 341, sec. 14, effective July 15, 1988.
(2) Any person who assists another person in voting by use of an mail-in absentee ballot or in-person absentee ballot shall complete the voter assistance form required by KRS § 117.255.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 117.0863
- Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- elections: means any primary, regular election, or special election. See Kentucky Statutes 117.001
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) The detachable flap on all mail-in absentee ballot envelopes shall have printed upon it the voter assistance form required by KRS § 117.255, notice of the penalty for failure to complete the form, and notice of the penalty under KRS § 117.0865.
(4) The State Board of Elections shall promulgate by administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A a voter assistance form which shall be in a form acceptable to the Attorney General.
Effective: June 29, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 197, sec. 13, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended
2020 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 8, effective July 15, 2020. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch.
243, sec. 8, effective April 1, 1998. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 270, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 394, sec. 13, effective July
15, 1994. — Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 48, sec. 20, effective July 13, 1990. — Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 341, sec. 14, effective July 15, 1988.