117.165 Examination of voting equipment by county board -- Approval -- Who
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(1)Upon completing the preparation of the voting systems, including any voting
equipment in operation, in accordance with KRS 117.155, and not later than
the Thursday preceding the day of the election, the county clerk shall notify the
members of the county board of elections that the voting equipment is ready for
use. The county board of elections shall thereupon convene at the office of the
county clerk, not later than the Friday preceding the day of the election, and
examine the voting equipment to determine whether the requirements of KRS
117.155 have been met. The county board of elections shall publish notice, in
accordance with KRS 424.130(1)(d), at least twenty-four
(24)hours in advance
of the time when the voting equipment is to be examined by the board. If found
in proper order, the members of the county board of elections shall endorse
their approval in the book in which the county clerk has entered the numbers or
the unique designation of the voting equipment opposite the numbers of the
precincts. The county clerk shall then deliver all of the keys to the voting
equipment to the county board of elections who shall give a receipt for the
keys. Not later than one
(1)hour before the time set for the opening of the
polls, the board shall deliver all election supplies including the precinct list,
tabulation sheets, and the key to the device covering the registering counters
and other keys necessary for the operation of the voting equipment in
registering votes, to the election officers of the precinct in which the voting
equipment is being used, who shall give the board a receipt of the keys. The
keys shall remain in the possession of the county board of elections.
(2)Not later than four
(4)business days preceding the date set to conduct
excused in-person absentee voting in accordance with KRS 117.076, the
county clerk shall notify the members of the county board of elections that the
voting equipment designated for use during in-person absentee voting are
ready for use. The board shall thereupon convene at the office of the county
clerk, not later than three
(3)business days preceding the date set to conduct
excused in-person absentee voting, and examine the voting equipment to
determine whether the requirements of KRS 117.155 have been met. The
county board of elections shall publish notice, in accordance with KRS
424.130(1)(d), at least twenty-four
(24)hours in advance of the time when the
absentee voting equipment is to be examined by the board. If found in proper
order, the members of the county board of elections shall endorse their
approval in the book in which the county clerk has entered the unique
designation or the identification number of the voting equipment designated for
use during in-person absentee voting.
(3)Any candidate, one
(1)representative of each political party having candidates
to be voted for at the election, and representatives of the news media may be
present when the examination of the voting equipment is made by the county
board of elections.