HB 699

  • Kentucky House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Feb 19, 2025
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

AN ACT relating to elections.

Abstract

Amend KRS 118.176 to require the county board of elections or the State Board of Elections to notify a candidate and the appropriate certifying authority that the candidate fails to meet the jurisdictional or party affiliation requirements for the office sought; require that the notification be made by the first Friday after the candidate filing deadline; require that the certifying authority shall not certify any candidate that fails to meet requirements; provide that a candidate whose bona fides are questioned may appeal a certifying authority's decision to the appropriate Circuit Court; require that appeals be filed by the certification date for candidates; amend KRS to change the deadline for the certification of candidates to the third Friday after the filing deadline for a primary election; amend KRS 118.995 to conform.

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Mar 04, 2025

House

taken from the Orders of the Day

House

recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

Feb 28, 2025

House

2nd reading, to Rules

House

posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 04, 2025

Feb 27, 2025

House

reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

Feb 26, 2025

House

to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

Feb 19, 2025

House

introduced in House

House

to Committee on Committees (H)

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