AN ACT relating to elections and making an appropriation therefor.
Summary
Amend KRS 15.243 to require that the Attorney General or his or her designee randomly select at least one ballot scanner and one race tabulated on that scanner for a hand-to-eye recount, which fulfills the requirement for a risk-limiting audit; require that the hand-to-eye recount be performed by each county clerk or his or her designee; establish the process for the hand-to-eye recount; amend KRS 117.383 and 117.295 to conform.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 2, 2024
Signed Apr 10, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 27, 2024
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Apr 5, 2024
Introduced
filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
passed 34-1
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Introduced
floor amendment (3) filed
lower
Mar 22, 2024
Introduced
floor amendments (1) and (2) filed
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 87-8 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Jan 12, 2024
Committee
to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
lower
Jan 2, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 2, 2024
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
12 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adam Bowling
RRepublican
P
Candy Massaroni
RRepublican
P
D.J. Johnson
RRepublican
P
Daniel Elliott
RRepublican
P
Emily Callaway
RRepublican
P
Jason Nemes
RRepublican
P
Jennifer Decker
RRepublican
P
John Hodgson
RRepublican
P
Josh Calloway
RRepublican
P
Nancy Tate
RRepublican
P
Steve Bratcher
RRepublican
P
Steve Rawlings
RRepublican
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