AN ACT relating to elections.
Summary
Amend KRS 116.055 to permit a registered independent to vote in the primary of 1 party for each primary opened by that party; require that an independent be registered as an independent on December 31 immediately preceding the primary; amend KRS 117.125 to require that electronic voting machines be reprogrammed to allow a registered independent to vote for a party's candidates in a primary; amend KRS 118.125 to prohibit a primary candidate from being a registered independent.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2026
Last action Mar 9, 2026
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Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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