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KRS 117.225: When proof of voter's identification is required -- Voter's signature -- Use

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  1. KRS Chapter 117

of original registration forms to compare signature -- Voting supplemental

paper ballot.

(1) Any person desiring to vote on election day shall give his or her na me and address

to the clerk of the election and shall provide proof of identification as defined in

KRS 117.001.

(2) A voter who votes in person at a precinct polling place that is located at a state -

licensed care facility where the voter resides is not re quired to provide proof of

identification, as defined in KRS 117.001, before voting in a primary or an election.

(3) If the voter's name is listed on the precinct list furnished by the State Board of

Elections as provided in KRS 117.025, the voter provides proof of identification,

the voter is exempt pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, or the voter otherwise

satisfies the requirements of KRS 117.228, and if no challenge is made, then he or

she shall sign his or her name on the precinct list in the s pace opposite his or her

printed name. The voter's signature shall constitute the voter's verification that the

voter is a properly registered and qualified voter. The voter shall then retire alone to

cast his or her vote on the ballot provided. The county board of elections may

provide to each precinct the original registration form of each voter entitled to vote

in that precinct. These forms shall be used to compare signatures in those precincts

to which the forms are provided.

(4) If supplemental paper b allots are used, as provided in KRS 118.215, after voting

using the voting equipment, the voter shall take the supplemental paper ballot with

the stub intact and retire alone to the voting booth provided for voting paper ballots.

After voting the supplemen tal paper ballot, the voter shall remove the numbered

stub, hand the stub to an election officer and deposit the voted supplemental paper

ballot in the locked supplemental paper ballot box in the presence of a precinct

election officer.

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