{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-117.215","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 117.215","heading":"Procedure when equipment no longer operates during election -- Counting","body":"of votes -- Backup voting equipment or paper ballots for emergency use.\n(1) If, during the conduct of an election, voting equipment, or any part of a voting\nsystem, no longer operates in a manner that will comply with the provisions of this\nchapter, the election officers shall lock or seal the voting equipment to prevent\nfurther voting thereon and record the numbers shown by the public counter. Then\nthe election officers s hall secure from the county clerk reserve voting equipment,\nprepared and made ready for use as provided in KRS 117.205, and proceed to\nconduct the election. When the polls are closed both the original and reserve voting\nequipment shall be examined and the votes thereon registered shall be counted as\nprovided in KRS 117.275, and the aggregate number of votes cast on all voting\nequipment for each candidate and on each question shall be certified as the result of\nthe primary or election in that precinct.\n(2) If an emergency should arise due to the malfunction of the voting equipment, the\ncounty clerk shall provide backup voting equipment, or paper ballots for use at the\nprecinct and a ballot box in which to deposit the voted ballots. The ballot box shall\nbe locked with two (2) locks and the judges of the precinct shall each hold the key\nto one (1) lock. At the close of voting, the paper ballots shall be counted at the\nprecinct or a central counting center and added to the votes cast using voting\nequipment. The a ggregate of these votes shall be certified as the result of the\nelection in that precinct.","path":["KRS Chapter 117"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=51665","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:12Z","sha256":"100d76ff815b2d865ede9b52695b04509593cf0b014a98091196789306bbb5f6","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-117.210","next":"us-ky/krs-117.220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}