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Kentucky Revised Statutes Title X. Elections § 117.0551.Boundaries of precincts

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(1) A county board of elections shall establish election precincts so that each boundary of each precinct follows:

(a) A boundary described in KRS 117.055(1);

(b) The boundary of an incorporated city;

(c) A boundary of an urban-county legislative district established under KRS Chapter 67A;

(d) A boundary of a school district or school district division established under KRS Chapter 160; or

(e) A boundary of a census tract or census block established by the United States Bureau of the Census for the most recent decennial census of population and appearing on census block boundary maps.

(2) If a county board of elections cannot establish a precinct that complies with KRS 117.055 by using the boundaries permitted under subsection (1) of this section, the county board of elections may either:

(a) Establish the precinct boundary by using a boundary following a visible feature, including but not limited to a highway, railroad, or stream, and an extension of that visible feature to, but not across, another visible feature, nor across an extension of another feature that is used as a precinct boundary; or

(b) Request an exemption under KRS 117.0553 and 117.0554.

(3) For purposes of this section, a “visible feature” is a physical feature shown on official maps prepared by:

(a) The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet;

(b) The United States Geological Survey; or

(c) The United States Bureau of the Census.

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