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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) To apply to register to vote, in addition to any other approved method, a covered voter may use a federal postcard application, or the application's electronic equivalent.
(2) A covered voter may use the declaration accompanying a federal write-in absentee ballot to apply to register to vote simultaneously with the submission of the federal write-in absentee ballot, if the declaration is received during the period registration is open under KRS 116.045. If the declaration is received after the last day of registration under KRS 116.045, it shall be treated as an application to register to vote for subsequent elections.
(3) The State Board of Elections shall ensure that the electronic transmission system described in KRS 117A.030(4) is capable of accepting both a federal postcard application and any other approved electronic registration application sent to the appropriate election official. The voter may use the electronic transmission system or any other approved method to register to vote.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title X. Elections § 117A.050.Registration to vote; postcard application or equivalent; declaration accompanying federal ballot; electronic transmission system - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-x-elections/ky-rev-st-sect-117a-050/
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