AN ACT relating to elections.
Summary
Amend KRS 67.060 to require the office of county commissioners to have partisan primary or partisan election; amend KRS 83A.040 to require the office of mayor and legislative body members to have a partisan primary or partisan election; amend KRS 83A.045 to require all city offices to have a partisan primary or partisan election; amend KRS 83A.100 to require the city ward to have a partisan primary or partisan election; amend KRS 160.180 to allow for the use of a transcript from an accredited college to satisfy the requisite for school board candidacy eligibility; amend KRS 160.200 to require the offices of boards of education to have a partisan primary or partisan election; amend KRS 160.210 to require school board candidates to have emblems of political party affiliation presented on the ballot; amend KRS 262.210 to require the offices of soil and water conservation officers to have a partisan primary or partisan election; amend various sections to conform; and repeal KRS 83A.047, 83A.050, 83A.170, 83A.175, 160.250, and 160.260.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2022
Last action Feb 25, 2022
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Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Feb 25, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Thomas Huff
RRepublican
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