{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-119.005","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 119.005","heading":"Definitions for chapter.","body":"As used in this chapter:\n(1) A \"ballot\" or \"official ballot\" means the official presentation of offices and\ncandidates to be voted for, including write -in candidates, and all public questions\nsubmitted for determination, and shall include a voting machine ballot, a paper\nballot, an ab sentee ballot, a special ballot, a federal provisional ballot, a federal\nprovisional absentee ballot, or a supplemental paper ballot which has been\nauthorized for the use of the voters in any primary or regular or special election by\nthe Secretary of State or the county clerk;\n(2) \"Ballot box\" means any box, bag, or other container that can be locked, sealed, or\notherwise rendered tamper-resistant, for receiving ballots;\n(3) \"Election administration information system\" means any computer -based\ninformation t echnology application used by the Commonwealth in the\nadministration of elections;\n(4) \"Election officer\" has the same meaning as in KRS 118.015;\n(5) \"Voting equipment\" means any physical component of a voting system and\nincludes voting machines where voting machines are in operation;\n(6) \"Voting machine\" or \"machine\" means a part of a voting system that consists of one\n(1) or more electronic devices that operate independently or as a combination of a\nballot-marking device and an electronic or automatic vote-tabulating device; and\n(7) \"Voting system\" means:\n(a) The total combination of physical, mechanical, electromechanical, or\nelectronic equipment, including the software, hardware, firmware, and\ndocumentation required to program, control, and support that equipment, that\nis used to:\n1. Define ballots;\n2. Cast and count votes;\n3. Report or display election results; and\n4.  Maintain and produce any audit trail information; and\n(b) The practices and associated documentation used to:\n1. Identify system components and versions of those components;\n2. Test the system during its development and maintenance;\n3. Maintain records of system errors and defects;\n4. Determine specific system ch anges to be made to a system after the\ninitial qualification of the system; and\n5. Make available any materials to the voter, such as notices, instructions,\nforms, or paper ballots.","path":["KRS Chapter 119"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54658","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:17Z","sha256":"6d748e8741207cd4f9e289344556eca90abd398e246d10113f4b23e2ee21dae6","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-118b.160","next":"us-ky/krs-119.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}