HB341: AN ACT relating to elections.

Legislative 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.