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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 117A.140: Electronic mail address -- Standing request for electronic delivery.

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  1. KRS Chapter 117A

(1) The local election official shall request an electronic mail address from each

covered voter who applies to register to vote after July 1, 2014. An electronic mail

address provided by any voter may not be made available to the public or any

individual or organization other than an authorized agent of the local election

official and is exempt from disclosure under the Kentucky Open Records Act, KRS

61.870 to 61.884. The address may be used only for official communication with

the voter about the voting proc ess, including transmitting military -overseas ballots

and election materials if the voter has requested electronic transmission, and

verifying the voter's mailing address and physical location. The request for an

electronic mail address shall describe the purposes for which the electronic mail

address may be used and include a statement that any other use or disclosure of the

electronic mail address is prohibited.

(2) A covered voter who provides an electronic mail address may request that the

voter's application for a military-overseas ballot be considered a standing request for

electronic delivery of a ballot for all elections held after the date of the application

through the next regular election or December 31 of the year of the application,

whichever is later, or another shorter period the voter specifies. An election official

shall provide a military-overseas ballot to a voter who makes a standing request for

each election to which the request is applicable. A covered voter who is entitled to

receive a military-overseas ballot for a primary under this subsection is entitled to

receive a military-overseas ballot for the regular election.

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