KRS 132.110: Certification of petition for referendum -- Publication of act.

(1) Within five (5) days after the filing of the petition for referendum, the Secretary of

State shall transmit to the county judge/executive of each county in which

petitioners reside the sheets containing the names of the petitioners of that county.

The coun ty judge/executive shall thereupon set a date not less than ten (10) nor

more than fifteen (15) days thereafter when interested persons may appear and

present proof as to the genuineness of signatures and the qualification of petitioners.

After hearing proof, the county judge/executive shall determine the number of legal

voters of his county who have signed the petition, cause the same to be entered

upon the order book and certify it to the Secretary of State.

(2) Within thirty (30) days after receiving fro m the county judges/executive

certification that a number of legal voters constituting in the aggregate five percent

(5%) of the vote of the entire state have signed a petition for referendum, the

Secretary of State shall cause the proposed act or the part s thereof affected and the

fact that the act will be submitted to the voters for their acceptance or rejection at

the next general election to be published pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.