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KY · session 2024RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 2, 2024

Latest action (Apr 10, 2024) became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 156)

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.

Sponsors (12)

Action history (26)

  1. Jan 2, 2024 introduced in House · lower
  2. Jan 2, 2024 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  3. Jan 12, 2024 to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) · lower
  4. Feb 15, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · lower
  5. Feb 16, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
  6. Feb 22, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 23, 2024 · lower
  7. Feb 27, 2024 3rd reading, passed 87-8 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · lower
  8. Feb 28, 2024 received in Senate · upper
  9. Feb 28, 2024 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
  10. Mar 6, 2024 to State & Local Government (S) · upper
  11. Mar 21, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar · lower
  12. Mar 22, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill · lower
  13. Mar 22, 2024 floor amendments (1) and (2) filed · lower
  14. Mar 25, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024 · lower
  15. Mar 26, 2024 floor amendment (3) filed · lower
  16. Mar 26, 2024 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · lower
  17. Mar 27, 2024 3rd reading · lower
  18. Mar 27, 2024 floor amendments (1) and (2) withdrawn · lower
  19. Mar 27, 2024 floor Amendment (3) defeated · lower
  20. Mar 27, 2024 passed 34-1 · lower
  21. Mar 27, 2024 received in House · lower
  22. Mar 27, 2024 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
  23. Mar 28, 2024 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
  24. Mar 28, 2024 delivered to Governor · lower
  25. Apr 5, 2024 filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State · lower
  26. Apr 10, 2024 became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 156) · lower
Subjects
Attorney GeneralCounty ClerksElections and VotingLocal Mandate

Text versions (3)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Acts Chapter 156 · PDF
  • Current/Final · PDF
  • Introduced · PDF

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