{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-67a.160","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 67A.160","heading":"Procedure for referendum authorized by KRS 97.590 -- Combined","body":"proposal with purchase of development rights program.\nThe procedure for a referendum authorized by KRS 97.590 shall be as follows:\n(1) A public parks purchase and maintenance program propos al authorized by KRS\n97.590 may be submitted to the voters of an urban -county by either a resolution of\nthe legislative body or a petition meeting the requirements of this section. The\nresolution or petition shall set out the matters specified in KRS 97.59 0(1). The\nproposal shall be drafted in such a way that a vote in favor of adoption shall be a\nvote in favor of the effect or impact of the proposal.\n(2) Petitions shall be signed by registered voters of the urban -county government equal\nin number to at lea st ten percent (10%) of the total number of votes cast in the\nurban-county in the last regular mayoral election of the urban-county government.\n(3) If, not later than ninety (90) days preceding the day established for a regular\nelection, the county clerk r eceives a resolution adopted by a three -fifths (3/5) vote\nof the legislative body of the urban -county government requesting that the question\nbe submitted to the voters or determines that a petition submitted in accordance\nwith this section is sufficient, the legal department of the urban -county government\nshall prepare to place before the voters of the urban -county government at the next\nregular election the question, which shall appear on the ballot in the following form:\n\"( ) FOR RATIFICATION OF (summary of proposed program)\n( ) AGAINST RATIFICATION OF (summary of proposed program)\"\nThe county clerk shall cause to be published not fewer than three (3) times within\nthirty (30) days of the election, in a newspaper having a general circulation in the\nterritory of the urban -county government, notice of the referendum, the exact\nlanguage of the proposal, and a map prepared by the urban -county government\nshowing the general location of the properties that may be purchased and the public\nparks that may be maintained under the program.\n(4) The provisions of general election law shall apply to a referendum conducted under\nthis section. The certificate of the body authorized by law to canvass election\nreturns shall be delivered to the mayor of the urban -county government and the\ncertificate shall be entered upon the records of the urban -county government during\nthe next regular meeting of the urban -county government legislative body. If a\nproposed program is approved, it shall become effective at the time specified i n the\nproposal, but the effective date shall not be before the first day of January following\nthe election.\n(5) After complying with the provisions of this section and KRS 67A.847, a purchase\nof development rights program authorized by KRS 67A.843 and 67A. 845 may\ninclude a public parks and maintenance program proposal authorized by KRS\n97.590. In the case of a combined proposal, the urban -county government shall\nplace before the voters a single ballot proposal that combines the purchase of\ndevelopment right s proposal and the public parks purchase and maintenance\nproposal. In that event, the proposal shall specify which tax levy or portion thereof\nshall provide funding for the purchase of development rights program proposal and\nwhich shall provide funding for the purchase of parks and maintenance program.","path":["KRS Chapter 67A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=23852","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:27Z","sha256":"e2bac3d1b4e4394b8fe03af2cec4c75a09b3da495a6f85885609a683c86c2c4e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-67a.150","next":"us-ky/krs-67a.200"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}