KRS 67.045: District boundaries -- Reapportionment -- Procedure.

(1) For the purposes of this section the word "district" shall mean:

(a) Justice's of the peace district in counties having a fiscal court composed of the

county judge/executive and the justices of the peace;

(b) County commissioner's district in counties havi ng a fiscal court composed of

the county judge/executive and three (3) county commissioners; or

(c) Justice's of the peace district in counties having a fiscal court composed of the

county judge/executive and three (3) county commissioners established

according to KRS 67.060.

(2) In counties where the members of the county fiscal court are nominated or elected

by districts, the boundaries of those districts shall be drawn so that the districts are

compact, contiguous, and the population of each district sha ll be as nearly equal as

is reasonably possible.

(3) In counties where the fiscal court consists of the county judge/executive and three

(3) county commissioners established according to KRS 67.060, the justice of the

peace districts shall be coextensive with the three (3) county commissioner districts.

(4) The fiscal court shall initiate reapportionment proceedings in May of the first year

following the decennial census of the United States. The fiscal court may, at other

times, review the district boundar ies and shall initiate reapportionment proceedings

if the district boundaries are in violation of subsection (2) of this section.

(5) To initiate a reapportionment proceeding, the fiscal court shall publish notice of the

planned reapportionment in accordan ce with KRS Chapter 424 and appoint three

(3) competent citizens of the county over twenty-one (21) years of age, and residing

in different districts, and the county clerk as a nonvoting member as commissioners

to reapportion the county into not less than three (3) nor more than eight (8) justices'

districts in counties having a fiscal court composed of the county judge/executive

and the justices of the peace or three (3) commissioner's districts in counties having

a fiscal court composed of the county judg e/executive and county commissioners.

The commissioners, before they proceed to act, shall be sworn to faithfully perform

their duties. They shall receive out of the county treasury a reasonable compensation

for their services, fixed by the fiscal court.

(6) The commissioners shall, within sixty (60) days after their appointment, lay off the

boundary lines of the districts. They shall file in the office of the county clerk and

with each member of the fiscal court a written report, showing the boundary of each

district and the estimated population in each. Within sixty (60) days of the receipt of

the report, the fiscal court shall consider the report of the commissioners and, in

accordance with the provisions of KRS 67.075 to 67.077, adopt or amend the report

in establishing the districts. In no event shall districts be reapportioned during the

period from thirty (30) days prior to the last date for filing for candidacy for county

office as provided in KRS 118.165 and the regular election for candidates for

county office.

(7) Precinct lines shall be redrawn when necessary in accordance with the provisions of

KRS 117.055. No precinct shall be in more than one (1) district.

(8) Within twenty (20) days of the establishment of the districts by the fiscal court, any

registered voter of the county may bring an action in the Circuit Court to enforce the

provisions of this section. The Circuit Court shall hear the action and, on a finding

that the fiscal court has violated the provisions of this section, remand the matt er to

the fiscal court. The Circuit Court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party,

other than the fiscal court, a reasonable attorney's fee, to be paid from the county

treasury, as part of the costs.