HB 341
AN ACT relating to elections.
In Plain Language
This bill changes rules for candidates filing to run for office. It requires candidates to get four signatures instead of providing documentation that two signers are from their party and district, and requires proper registration paperwork to be submitted. It also shifts the burden so that anyone challenging whether a candidate is legitimate has to prove the candidate acted maliciously or with intent to defraud the court.
Official summary
Amend KRS 118.125 to require that the notification and declaration form prescribed by the State Board of Elections shall include four signature lines; require that candidates provide documentation verifying that the two voters signing the notification and declaration form are from the same party and district or jurisdiction as the candidate seeking nomination; amend KRS 118.165 to direct that the Secretary of State and the county clerk shall not certify any notification and declaration form that does not include proper registration documentation; amend KRS 118.176 to require that a person challenging a candidate's bona fides shall have the burden of showing that a candidate acted maliciously or with intent to defraud the court.
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Latest action
to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Feb 7, 2025
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