{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-117.022","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 117.022","heading":"Judicial declaration of existence of election crisis -- Effect.","body":"The Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the State Board of Elections, by mutual\nagreement, may petition Franklin Circuit Court to declare that an election crisis exists in a\ncounty where there is evidence of sufficient malfeasance, nonfeasance, o r criminal\nactivity to jeopardize a free and equal election in that county and to authorize the State\nBoard of Elections to assume responsibility for the management of the election in that\ncounty. If Franklin Circuit Court makes that declaration and grant of authority, the State\nBoard of Elections shall appoint an election manager for that county to serve for the\nduration of the election cycle and the county clerk, county board of elections, precinct\nelection officers, and any other person participating in the election process in that county\nshall be subject to the direction of the election manager.","path":["KRS Chapter 117"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=27344","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:12Z","sha256":"3b66e3323d7820e38ad87d983f66ec93688fe569d520dc984c87708f9f759660","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-117.020","next":"us-ky/krs-117.025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}