116.085 Transfer of registration -- Change of residence -- Notification to voters
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following redistricting -- Name change.
(1)When a voter changes his place of residence to another location within the county,
the clerk shall, upon application of the voter in person, by mail, or through the
Transportation Cabinet, transfer the voter's registration record to the proper
precinct.
(2)When a registered voter changes his place of residence from one
(1)precinct to
another within the same county before the registration books are closed and fails to
transfer his registration with the county clerk prior to the date the registration books
are closed, the voter shall be permitted to update the voting records and to vote in
the present election at the appropriate precinct for the current address upon
affirmation of his current address and signing the precinct list as set forth in KRS
117.225. Before being permitted to vote, the voter shall also confirm his identity as
required in KRS 117.227 and complete the affidavit which is required to be
completed by a voter whose right to vote has been challenged. The subscribed oaths
shall be delivered to the county clerk and investigated in accordance with KRS
117.245.
(3)When a registered voter changes his place of residence from one
(1)precinct to
another precinct within the same county after the registration books close, the voter
shall be permitted to vote in the present election at the appropriate precinct for the
current address upon affirmation of his current address and signing the precinct list
as set forth in KRS 117.225. Before being permitted to vote, the voter shall confirm
his identity as required by KRS 117.227 and complete the affidavit which is
required to be completed by a voter whose right to vote is challenged. The
subscribed oaths shall be delivered to the county clerk and investigated in
accordance with KRS 117.245.
(a)When the boundaries of a precinct are changed by law, placing a registered
voter in a new or different precinct, the clerk shall automatically transfer the
voter's registration record to the proper precinct and mail the voter a notice of
the change.
(b)When the General Assembly enacts a new redistricting plan, the clerk shall
mail each voter a notice informing the voter of his or her current district
number, State Representative, and State Senator.
(5)A voter who has changed his name may indicate the change at the precinct on
election day by completing the form provided for this purpose by the State Board of
Elections. The form shall be returned by the precinct officer to the county clerk who
shall make the necessary change on the voter's registration record.