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Kentucky Statutes § 117.0863 Assistance in voting by absentee ballot - Form required of voter and assistant

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Statute Text

(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.

Source

Effective: June 29, 2021
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.

History

Amended by 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 197 , § 13 , eff. 6/29/2021 .

Amended by 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 89 , § 8 , eff. 7/14/2020 .

Effective: 4/1/1998 Amended 1998, Ky. Acts ch. 243, sec. 8, effective 4/1/1998 . -- Amended 1996, Ky. Acts ch. 270, sec. 2, effective 7/15/1996 . -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 394, sec. 13, effective 7/15/1994 . -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 48, sec. 20, effective 7/13/1990 . -- Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 341, sec. 14, effective 7/15/1988 .

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