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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 160.240 (2026)

General election laws apply -- Expense

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(1) The general election laws shall apply to all elections of school board members.

(2) In school districts embracing designated cities, the expense of the election shall be paid by the city from its general funds. In all other districts the expense shall be paid by the fiscal court out of its general funds.

(3) As used in this section, "designated city" has the same meaning as in KRS 160.020. Effective: January 1, 2015 History: Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 225, effective January 1, 2015. -- Repealed and reenacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. V, sec. 428, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 30, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4399-25.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1945–1949 · leading case: Bradley v. Chaffins, 218 S.W.2d 975 (Ky. Ct. App. 1949).
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Bradley v. Chaffins, 218 S.W.2d 975 (Ky. Ct. App. 1949). · cites it 4× “KRS 160.240 provides that in school, board elections the judge of the opposite political party to the cleric shall issue the school ballot.”
Owen v. Brooks, 190 S.W.2d 326 (Ky. Ct. App. 1945). “It is provided in KRS 160.240 that the general election laws shall apply to elections for school board members, and Hart v.”
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