{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-117.377","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 117.377","heading":"Acquisition or abandonment of voting equipment or voting system subject","body":"to approval of State Board of Elections -- Petition in emergency situation.\n(1) The legislative body of any county, urban -county government, charter county\ngovernment, co nsolidated local government, or unified local government, may\nacquire by purchase or lease or lease -purchase agreement, or may abandon, any\nvoting equipment or voting system covered by this chapter, if the voting equipment\nor voting system has been approved by the State Board of Elections. The legislative\nbody shall notify the State Board of Elections that new voting equipment or a new\nvoting system is being installed in the county.\n(2) The county clerk of any county may petition the State Board of Election s to allow\nnew voting equipment or a new voting system in the county if an emergency exists.\nThe petition must state the reasons why the present voting equipment or voting\nsystem is inadequate. Within sixty (60) days of the receipt of the petition the Stat e\nBoard of Elections shall notify the county clerk whether the permission to obtain\nnew voting equipment or a new voting system is granted or denied. The letter of\napproval shall be presented to the legislative body for its approval before any new\nvoting equipment or voting system is acquired.","path":["KRS Chapter 117"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=51681","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:13Z","sha256":"d73124ec6397f8e2e772962476cb6fe8d6b272d19c8d26b7e7adec9cd2343a63","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-117.375","next":"us-ky/krs-117.379"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}