KRS 67.280: Assignment of new county to various election districts.

Where the two (2) old counties were in the same representative, senatorial, judicial

circuit, congressional, or railroad commissioner district or districts, the new county shall

remain in the same district or districts. Where the two (2) old counties were not in the

same district or districts, the new county shall be placed in the following district or

districts: In the representative, senatorial, judicial circuit, congressional, or railroad

commissioner district or districts, respectively, in which the old county, having the largest

population, was located; provided, that if each of the two (2) old counties was a separate

district the new county shall be divided into two (2) such districts, each district to be

coterminous with the boundary lines of the old counties; provided further, that if any of

the election districts formed under the provisions of KRS 67.190 to 67.270 as a result of

county consolidation are in violation of the requirements of the Constitution, such

consolidation shall not be effective un less the General Assembly, at its first session after

the consolidation, shall redistrict the state in compliance with the provisions of the

Constitution.