KRS 117.145: Preparation of ballot labels, absentee ballots, voter affirmations, election

official affirmations, federal provisional ballots, and paper ballots -- Provision

for write-in votes.

(1) At least forty-five (45) days before any special election, and at least fifty (50) days

before any primary or regular election, the county clerk of each county shall cause

to be printed and ready for use ballots listing each candidate who, and each question

which, is entitled to be voted upon in such primary or e lection. The ballots shall be

printed on clear white paper or other material, in black ink, in plain, clear type

clearly legible to a person with normal vision, and shall include the necessary party

designations. The quality of the paper and the size of the ballots shall be established

by the State Board of Elections in administrative regulations promulgated in

accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.

(2) Each county clerk shall have printed a sufficient number of paper absentee ballots,

voter affirmations, and ele ction official affirmations. The ballots shall be

consecutively numbered and the county board shall keep a record, by number, of all

absentee ballots used for any of the purposes listed in this subsection.

(3) Each county clerk shall have printed a suffici ent number of federal provisional

ballots, which, except for the candidates listed, shall have the same form as the

absentee ballots. A federal provisional ballot shall indicate that the ballot is a

federal provisional ballot. The federal provisional ballo t stubs shall be

consecutively numbered, and the county board of elections shall keep a record, by

number, of all federal provisional ballots used for votes cast by provisional voters in

federal elections.

(4) Each county clerk shall have printed a suffici ent number of paper ballots to be used

for voting for any primary or election. The methods of securing the integrity of the

ballots from the time of certification of each candidate and each question to be

voted upon in any primary or election until the con clusion of the primary or

election, and the method of tracking all voted, unvoted, or spoiled ballots shall be

established by the State Board of Elections in administrative regulations

promulgated in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.

(5) On the day before any in-person voting shall occur, the county clerk shall equip the

voting equipment with the necessary supplies for the purpose of write -in votes. The

county clerk shall also provide a pencil, pen, or ballot marking device for the voting

equipment for write-in purposes.

(6) If supplemental paper ballots have been approved as provided in KRS 118.215, the

county clerk shall cause to be printed a sufficient number of supplemental paper

ballots for the registered voters of each precinct. The supplemental paper b allots

shall have stubs which are numbered consecutively.