18A.0551 Personnel Board elections -- Procedures -- Administrative regulations.
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(a)Elections to the board shall be scheduled every four
(4)years on or before
June 15. The Personnel Cabinet shall provide written or electronic notification
of the date of the election to all classified employees on or before April 1.
(b)Upon receipt of the notification provided for by paragraph
(a)of this
subsection, a classified employee wishing to serve on the board shall notify
the board, in writing or electronically, no later than May 15. This notification
shall include the candidate's name, address, unique personal identification
number, job classification, length of state employment, and name of his or her
current employer.
(2)The cabinet shall determine which employees are eligible to vote in the Personnel
Board election as of the last calendar day in April.
(3)At least ten
(10)working days prior to the election provided for in subsection
(1)of
this section, the cabinet shall notify each classified employee identified in
subsection
(2)of this section of the upcoming election and include in the
notification a ballot and instructions for voting.
(4)Upon receipt of the ballot, a classified employee wishing to participate in the
election provided for in subsection
(1)of this section shall:
(a)Vote for no more than two
(2)candidates on the ballot, following the cabinet's
instructions for voting; and
(b)Submit the ballot by the means and date specified by the cabinet.
(5)The cabinet shall:
(a)Receive, validate, and tabulate all returned votes; and
(b)Transmit the results to the board.
(6)For at least sixty
(60)days after the completion of the tabulation provided for by
subsection
(5)of this section, the election materials shall be public record and open
to inspection. However, any personally identifiable information, including home
addresses and unique personal identification numbers of the eligible employees and
voters, shall be redacted prior to public inspection or disclosure.
(7)The two
(2)eligible candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be
declared the successful candidates. In the event of a tie vote, the tie shall be broken
by a coin toss in the presence of the candidates receiving the tie vote.
(8)Successful candidates shall be notified by the board no later than ten
(10)working
days after the election. Successful candidates shall take office immediately upon
notification.
(9)State employees may use state materials or equipment, except for state-paid first-
class postage, to vote in the election of classified employees to the board. Except
for voting in accordance with this section, any activity related to the election of a
classified employee to the board shall not be conducted during working hours.
(10)The secretary may promulgate administrative regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter
13A to implement the provisions of this section.