2025 Regular SessionKentucky Legislature

HB699: AN ACT relating to elections.

Legislative Summary

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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Bill History

2/19/2025
introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
2nd reading, to Rules
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 04, 2025
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
taken from the Orders of the Day
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/19/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Appropriations and Revenue(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

DJ Johnson
DJ Johnson
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197032.9 KB