Kentucky Revised Statutes
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 116.130 (2026)
Repealed, 1972
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Catchline at repeal: Absence of election officer -- Selection of substitute. History: Repealed 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 69, effective December 1, 1972. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1596a-4.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1944–1949 · leading case: Schaffield v. Hebel, 192 S.W.2d 84 (Ky. Ct. App. 1946).
Schaffield v. Hebel, 192 S.W.2d 84 (Ky. Ct. App. 1946). “KRS 116.130. Therefore, the swapping of positions is contrary to the statute, but ordinarily it is of little consequence.”
Kelly v. Gruelle, 183 S.W.2d 39 (Ky. Ct. App. 1944). “Section 116.130. says that if the election commissioners fail to appoint the election officers or if any of the latter fail to attend, the officers in attendance representing the political party of the absentee shall appoint a suitable person to fill the vacancy for that…”
Smith v. Combs, 221 S.W.2d 672 (Ky. Ct. App. 1949). “It does not appear that the substitute election officers were appointed by the other duly appointed officers as prescribed by KRS 116.130, but they served as de facto officers, acting in good faith, and this irregularity did not invalidate the election.”
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