Kentucky Revised Statutes Title X. Elections § 119.005.Definitions for chapter

(1) A “ballot” or “official ballot” means the official presentation of offices and candidates to be voted for, including write-in candidates, and all public questions submitted for determination, and shall include a voting machine ballot, a paper ballot, an absentee ballot, a special ballot, a federal provisional ballot, a federal provisional absentee ballot, or a supplemental paper ballot which has been authorized for the use of the voters in any primary or regular or special election by the Secretary of State or the county clerk;

(2) “Ballot box” means any box, bag, or other container that can be locked, sealed, or otherwise rendered tamper-resistant, for receiving ballots;

(3) “Election administration information system” means any computer-based information technology application used by the Commonwealth in the administration of elections;

(4) “Election officer” has the same meaning as in KRS 118.015;

(5) “Voting equipment” means any physical component of a voting system and includes voting machines where voting machines are in operation;

(6) “Voting machine” or “machine” means a part of a voting system that consists of one (1) or more electronic devices that operate independently or as a combination of a ballot-marking device and an electronic or automatic vote-tabulating device; and

(7) “Voting system” means: