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Kentucky 2026RS

HB 855

AN ACT relating to persons entitled to vote.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-11 12:11:04 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Boards And Commissions, Children And Minors, County Clerks, Elections And Voting, Local Mandate, State Agencies
Introduced / first action
2026-03-03 05:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Amend KRS 116.025 to permit voters 16 and 17 years of age to vote in local school board elections upon local approval by a school board; create a new section of KRS Chapter 116 to require county clerks to administer the registration and voting of persons 16 and 17 years of age; allow voters who are 16 and 17 years of age to receive ballots limited to school board contests; require the State Board of Elections to promulgate administrative regulations to establish the procedure for persons 16 and 17 years of age to register and vote for school board elections.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

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

    referral-committee
  2. to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee
  3. introduced in House

    introduction

Recorded votes

Roll calls

No recorded vote is supplied for this bill.

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Related measures

No resolvable related measure is supplied.