Kentucky Statutes 117A.060 – Application by covered voter — Declaration — Informing election official that voter is covered
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(1) A covered voter who is registered to vote in the Commonwealth of Kentucky may apply for a military-overseas ballot using either the regular absentee ballot application in use in the voter’s jurisdiction under KRS § 117.085, or the federal postcard application, or the application’s electronic equivalent.
(2) A covered voter who is not registered to vote in the Commonwealth of Kentucky may use a federal postcard application, or the application’s electronic equivalent, to apply simultaneously to register to vote under KRS § 117A.050, and for a military- overseas ballot.
(3) The State Board of Elections shall ensure that the electronic transmission system described in KRS § 117A.030(4) is capable of accepting the submission of both a federal postcard application and any other approved electronic military-overseas ballot application sent to the appropriate election official. The covered voter may use the electronic transmission system or any other approved method to apply for a military-overseas ballot.
(4) A covered voter may use the declaration accompanying a federal write-in absentee ballot as an application for a military-overseas ballot simultaneously with the submission of the federal write-in absentee ballot, if the declaration is received by the appropriate election official by the close of business hours seven (7) days before the election.
(5) To receive the benefits of this chapter, a covered voter shall inform the appropriate election official that the voter is a covered voter. Methods of informing the appropriate election official that a voter is a covered voter include:
(a) The use of a federal postcard application or federal write-in absentee ballot;
and
(b) The use of the electronic transmission system established under KRS
117A.030(4).
(6) This chapter does not preclude a covered voter from voting using the regular absentee ballot provisions under KRS § 117.077, 117.085, and 117.086.
Effective: June 27, 2019
History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 9, effective March 19, 2019; and ch. 112, sec. 6, effective June 27, 2019. — Created 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 131, sec. 7, effective July 1, 2014.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/27/2019). This statute was amended by 2019
Ky. Acts chs. 23 and 112, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been codified together.
(2) A covered voter who is not registered to vote in the Commonwealth of Kentucky may use a federal postcard application, or the application’s electronic equivalent, to apply simultaneously to register to vote under KRS § 117A.050, and for a military- overseas ballot.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 117A.060
- Covered voter: means :
(a) A uniformed-service voter or an overseas voter who is registered to vote in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. See Kentucky Statutes 117A.010 - Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Federal postcard application: means the application prescribed under the Registration and Voting by Absent Uniformed Services Voters and Overseas Voters in Elections for Federal Office Act, 52 U. See Kentucky Statutes 117A.010
- Federal write-in absentee ballot: means the ballot described in the Registration and Voting by Absent Uniformed Services Voters and Overseas Voters in Elections for Federal Office Act, 52 U. See Kentucky Statutes 117A.010
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Military-overseas ballot: means :
(a) A federal write-in absentee ballot. See Kentucky Statutes 117A.010 - State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 117A.010
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(3) The State Board of Elections shall ensure that the electronic transmission system described in KRS § 117A.030(4) is capable of accepting the submission of both a federal postcard application and any other approved electronic military-overseas ballot application sent to the appropriate election official. The covered voter may use the electronic transmission system or any other approved method to apply for a military-overseas ballot.
(4) A covered voter may use the declaration accompanying a federal write-in absentee ballot as an application for a military-overseas ballot simultaneously with the submission of the federal write-in absentee ballot, if the declaration is received by the appropriate election official by the close of business hours seven (7) days before the election.
(5) To receive the benefits of this chapter, a covered voter shall inform the appropriate election official that the voter is a covered voter. Methods of informing the appropriate election official that a voter is a covered voter include:
(a) The use of a federal postcard application or federal write-in absentee ballot;
and
(b) The use of the electronic transmission system established under KRS
117A.030(4).
(6) This chapter does not preclude a covered voter from voting using the regular absentee ballot provisions under KRS § 117.077, 117.085, and 117.086.
Effective: June 27, 2019
History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 9, effective March 19, 2019; and ch. 112, sec. 6, effective June 27, 2019. — Created 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 131, sec. 7, effective July 1, 2014.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/27/2019). This statute was amended by 2019
Ky. Acts chs. 23 and 112, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been codified together.