HB291

AN ACT relating to elections.

Introduced·1/9/26
Bill Text

Kentucky HB291 amends the rules for determining a voter's residence in city precincts.

Kentucky HB291 modifies the criteria for establishing a voter's residence within city precincts. It specifies that a voter's residence is where their habitation is, and where they intend to return when absent. If a voter has at least 50% ownership in real property within a city precinct, that precinct is considered their residence. Homeless individuals can choose a fixed address, such as a shelter, as their residence. The bill also clarifies that a voter's residence is not lost by temporary absences and cannot be gained by temporary presence in another county or precinct.

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Current
Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
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History

Jan 16

House

to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

Jan 9

House

introduced in House

Jan 9

House

to Committee on Committees (H)