Kentucky Statutes § 117.0861 Persons who may exercise control over mail-in absentee ballots
Statute Text
(1)
No person shall knowingly collect, gain possession of, deliver, or exercise control over a mail-in absentee ballot, except for:
(a)
A voter personally casting his or her ballot by means of mail-in absentee ballot;
(b)
An election official engaged in official duties as prescribed in KRS Chapters 116 to 120;
(c)
A United States Postal Service worker or any other person who is allowed by law to transmit United States mail if the worker or other person is engaged in official duties;
(d)
A family member of the voter:
1.
Who shall be related to the voter as set forth in
KRS
6.611
(16)(a)
, or as established by marriage, adoption, or legal guardianship; and
2.
Who is designated by the voter to assist in the mail-in absentee voting process;
(e)
A person:
1.
Who shares the same residence of the voter; and
2.
Is designated by the voter to assist in the mail-in absentee voting process; and
(f)
A caregiver:
1.
Who provides medical or healthcare assistance to the voter in a residence, nursing care institution, hospice facility, assisted living center, assisted living facility, assisted living home, residential care institution, adult day healthcare facility, or adult foster home; and
2.
Who is designated by the voter to assist in the mail-in absentee voting process.
(2)
For subsection (1)(d), (e), and (f) of this section, the person designated by the voter shall not have been:
(a)
Declared mentally disabled by a court of competent jurisdiction, which adjudication has not been set aside; or
(b)
Convicted of an election law offense whose civil rights have not been restored by the Governor.
Source
Effective: June 29, 2021
Created 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 197, sec. 6, effective June 29, 2021.
History
Added by 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 197 , § 6 , eff. 6/29/2021 .
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