HB 799
AN ACT relating to elections.
In Plain Language
This bill lets registered independents vote in one party's primary election, as long as they're registered as independent by December 31 of the year before. It requires voting machines to be reprogrammed to let independents participate in primaries. The bill also bars primary candidates from being registered as independents.
Official summary
Amend KRS 116.055 to permit a registered independent to vote in the primary of 1 party for each primary opened by that party; require that an independent be registered as an independent on December 31 immediately preceding the primary; amend KRS 117.125 to require that electronic voting machines be reprogrammed to allow a registered independent to vote for a party's candidates in a primary; amend KRS 118.125 to prohibit a primary candidate from being a registered independent.
Sponsor
A. Moore (Democratic-45)
Cosponsors
None listed
Latest action
to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Mar 9, 2026
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