Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
117.015,
117.045
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
117.015(1)(a) authorizes the
State Board of Elections to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to
implement the provisions of KRS Chapter 117.
KRS
117.045(6) requires the
State Board of Elections to promulgate an administrative regulation
establishing conditions under which additional precinct officers may be
approved. This administrative regulation establishes the conditions under which
additional precinct officers may be approved, and establishes the form of the
list of emergency election officer appointments required by
KRS
117.045(5).
Section 1. Request to Appoint Additional
Precinct Officers. A county board of elections seeking permission to appoint
additional precinct officers, pursuant to
KRS
117.045(6), shall file with
the State Board of Elections SBE 23, Additional Precinct Officer Request, that
contains the following information:
(1) The
precinct number of each precinct for which approval of additional officers is
sought;
(2) For each designated
precinct, the reasons additional precinct officers are necessary;
(3) For each designated precinct, whether one
(1) or two (2) additional precinct officers are requested; and
(4) The election for which approval is
sought, designating whether the election is a primary, general, or special
election.
Section 2.
Approval of Request.
(1) The State Board of
Elections may approve a request to appoint additional precinct officers if the
request sets forth a reasonable explanation why voting may not be conducted
safely and expediently unless additional precinct officers are
appointed.
(2) Approval of a
request to appoint additional precinct officers shall be granted for one (1)
election only.
(3) Approval of a
request to appoint additional precinct officers may authorize a county board of
elections to appoint one (1) or two (2) additional precinct officers.
(4) If a county board of elections requests
and is approved to appoint two (2) additional precinct officers:
(a) The two (2) additional precinct officers
shall not be of the same political party; and
(b) If it appears from the list of precinct
officers submitted to the State Board of Elections pursuant to
KRS
117.045(8) that the two (2)
additional precinct officers are of the same political party, then the State
Board of Elections shall revoke its approval of the request to appoint
additional precinct officers and the appointments shall be invalid.
Section 3. Duties of
Additional Precinct Officers. The duties of additional precinct officers shall
be prescribed by the county board of elections.
Section 4. Request to Appoint Emergency
Precinct Officers. A county board of elections seeking permission to appoint
emergency precinct officers pursuant to
KRS
117.045(5) shall file with
the State Board of Elections SBE 24, Emergency Precinct Officer Request, which
contains the following information:
(1) The
precinct number of each precinct for which approval of additional officers is
sought;
(2) The name of the officer
requested, the registered party of the officer, and the party the officer will
be serving as for the specified election;
(3) The election for which approval is
sought, designating whether the election is a primary, general, or special
election; and
(4) A description of
the efforts made to acquire precinct officers in the party, democrat or
republican, which did not have enough workers as required by
KRS
117.045(5).
Section 5. Incorporation by
Reference.
(1) The following material is
incorporated by reference:
(a) "Additional
Precinct Officer Request", SBE 23, January 2015 edition; and
(b) "Emergency Precinct Officer Request", SBE
24, August 2007 edition.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the State Board of
Elections, 140 Walnut Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday,
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
117.015(1)(a),
117.045(6)
