{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-120.270","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 120.270","heading":"Judgment in contest or recount of election on public question -- Costs --","body":"Appeal.\n(1) If it appears in a proceeding instituted under KRS 120.250 that the result as certified\nis not correct, the correct result shall be ascertained and declared by the c ourt and\ncertified to the county board of election commissioners, and the judgment shall\nsupersede the official returns. If it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the\nelection, or the returns thereof, were materially affected by fraud, duress, br ibery,\nintimidation or corrupt practices, the entire election and the returns thereof shall be\ndeclared void and ineffective for any purpose. Costs shall follow the judgment as in\nequity cases.\n(2) An appeal to the Court of Appeals may be prosecuted by the  unsuccessful party in\nthe same manner as in other contested election cases. No appeal shall lie from the\nrecount of the ballots, but any questioned ballots may be made a part of the record\nand the ruling thereon by the Circuit Court may be reviewed, revis ed or reversed by\nthe Court of Appeals.","path":["KRS Chapter 120"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=27838","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:18Z","sha256":"593570cc1e049ec9f01152bc3f2bf87d4a87c24169d7be497eaf088df9855c64","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-120.260","next":"us-ky/krs-120.280"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}