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Introduced
01/02/2024
01/02/2024
In Committee
04/12/2024
04/12/2024
Crossed Over
02/23/2024
02/23/2024
Passed
03/28/2024
03/28/2024
Dead
Vetoed
04/05/2024
04/05/2024
Veto Overridden
04/12/2024
04/12/2024
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/12/2024
04/12/2024
Introduced Session
2024 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amends KRS 30A.145 to require that the Administrative Office of the Courts prepare, on the first Tuesday of each month, a list of all persons who were excused from jury duty for not being a United States citizen; creates a new section of KRS Chapter 116 to require the Secretary of State, in cooperation with the State Board of Elections, to issue a comprehensive status report regarding voter registration records cleanup and maintenance on or before July 1 of each year, to establish information to be included in the report, to require that the report be issued to the Legislative Research Commission and made available to the public on the Secretary of State’s and board’s official websites, to require that persons be contacted about their voter registrations only by mail, and to provide that anomalies and discrepancies may be reported via a publicly available web link; amends KRS 116.113 to require that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services provide a lifetime copy of the Kentucky death records to the board on or before July 1 each year, and to require that the board remove from voter registration records the name of a person who has been excused from jury duty for not being a United States citizen; amends KRS 116.0452 to conform; and creates a new section of KRS Chapter 117 to prohibit a ranked-choice voting method.
AI Summary
This bill amends several Kentucky laws related to elections and voter registration:
1. It requires the Administrative Office of the Courts to provide a monthly list of people excused from jury duty for not being a U.S. citizen to the Attorney General, U.S. Attorney, and State Board of Elections.
2. It requires the Secretary of State and State Board of Elections to issue an annual report on voter registration record cleanup, including activities to resolve anomalies and discrepancies. It prohibits contacting voters except by mail and provides a public link to report issues.
3. It amends the law to allow the removal of a voter's name from registration records if they were excused from jury duty for not being a U.S. citizen.
4. It requires the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide the State Board of Elections with a copy of the lifetime Kentucky death records annually to help accurately remove deceased individuals from voter rolls.
5. It prohibits the use of ranked-choice voting methods in determining the election or nomination of any candidate to local, state, or federal offices in Kentucky.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (10)
John Hodgson (R)*,
Emily Callaway (R),
Josh Calloway (R),
Jennifer Decker (R),
D.J. Johnson (R),
Candy Massaroni (R),
Kim Moser (R),
Jason Nemes (R),
Steve Rawlings (R),
Nancy Tate (R),
Last Action
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 177) (on 04/12/2024)
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