Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 118.025 (2026)

Voting to be by secret paper ballot -- General laws applicable -- Time for

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(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, voting in all primaries and elections shall be by secret paper ballot.

(2) The general laws applying to primaries, regular elections, and special elections shall apply to primaries, regular elections, and special elections conducted with the use of voting equipment, and all provisions of the general laws applying to the custody of ballot boxes shall apply, as far as applicable, to the custody of the voting system or voting equipment.

(3) A primary for the nomination of candidates to be voted for at the next regular election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the third Monday in May of each year.

(4) The election of all officers of all governmental units shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

(5) If the law authorizes the calling of a special election on a day other than the day of the regular election in November, the election shall be held on a Tuesday.

(6) If the law requires that a special election be held within a period of time during which the voting equipment must be locked as required by KRS 117.295, the special election shall be held on the fourth Tuesday following the expiration of the period during which the voting equipment is locked. Effective: June 29, 2021 History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 197, sec. 48, effective June 29, 2021. -- Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2020. -- Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 129, sec. 6, effective July 15, 2008. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 262, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 261, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 195, sec. 13, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 394, sec. 20, effective July 15, 1994. – Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 288, sec. 38, effective July 14, 1992; and ch. 296, sec. 7, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 431, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 29, sec. 12, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 44, sec. 6, effective March 2, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 402, sec. 3, effective January 1, 1984. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 98, effective June 21, 1974.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1990–2025 · leading case: Cromer v. South Carolina, 917 F.2d 819 (4th Cir. 1990).

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Cromer v. South Carolina, 917 F.2d 819 (4th Cir. 1990). “1990); Ky.Rev.Stat.Ann. §§ 118.025(3), 118.-365(6) (Michie/Bobbs-Merrill 1982 & Supp.”

Boone Cnty. Clerk Justin Crigler v. Christine McLaughlin (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 4× “275(16); KRS 118.025(1). Moreover, no one has disputed that the county clerk’s office is a public agency.”

Russell v. Grimes, 53 F. Supp. 3d 1004 (E.D. Ky. 2014). “235(3) provides: No person shall electioneer at the polling place on the day of any election, as established in KRS 118.025, within a distance of three hundred (300) feet of any entrance to a building in which a voting machine is located if that entrance is unlocked and is used…”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 118.025(1) — 1 case

Boone Cnty. Clerk Justin Crigler v. Christine McLaughlin (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). “275(16); KRS 118.025(1). Moreover, no one has disputed that the county clerk’s office is a public agency.”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 118.025(3) — 1 case

Cromer v. South Carolina, 917 F.2d 819 (4th Cir. 1990). “1990); Ky.Rev.Stat.Ann. §§ 118.025(3), 118.-365(6) (Michie/Bobbs-Merrill 1982 & Supp.”

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