{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-117.900","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 117.900","heading":"Election essay and slogan contests -- Prize contests for grade school","body":"students -- Private sponsorship.\n(1) The Secretary of State shall implement an annual statewide essay contest for\nstudents in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) and an annual statewide slogan\ncontest, each to be relative to an elections -related topic to be chosen by the\nSecretary of State each year. The Secretary of State shall publicize the contests,\npresent awards or certificates to the essay winner in each grade level and to  the\nslogan contest winner in a public ceremony, and provide appropriate publicity for\nthe winning entries.\n(2) The Secretary of State shall solicit sponsorship from within the Commonwealth for\nthe essay and slogan contests so that, in addition to awards o r certificates, winners\nshall receive a monetary award, as funds are available from sponsors.\n(3) County boards of election may implement annual prize contests for grade school\nstudents and their teachers concerning elections and voting. The county clerks and\ncounty boards of election may solicit sponsorship from within their respective\ncounties for such contests to fund prizes and events for contest winners.","path":["KRS Chapter 117"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54645","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:14Z","sha256":"8e05b93e872b172f48d9d2bbf778d7354103be1f3d5dd2d523843dd506af1a12","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-117.895","next":"us-ky/krs-117.990"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}