Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 262.730 (2026)

Question -- Eligibility of voters -- Absentee voting

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The question to be voted on shall be submitted in the following form: "For the creation of ........ Watershed Conservancy District" "Against the creation of ........ Watershed Conservancy District" The voters shall be instructed to vote "yes" on one or the other of the propositions, as the voter may favor or oppose creation of the district. The boundaries of the proposed district as determined by the board of supervisors shall be set forth. Only owners of lands lying within the boundaries of the territory shall be eligible to vote in the referendum. Qualified voters may vote by absentee vote in such referendum under rules set out in KRS Chapter 117. Effective: July 15, 1982 History: Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 360, sec. 80, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 237, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 70. -- Amended 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 9. -- Created 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 203, sec. 7. Legislative Research Commission Note. This section was repealed by 1984 Acts chapter 100, sec. 30. However, the repeal was abrogated by 1984 Acts Chapter 218, sec. 8, so the section remains in effect.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1964–1964 · leading case: Woolsley v. Big Reedy Creek Watershed, 383 S.W.2d 135 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964).

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Woolsley v. Big Reedy Creek Watershed, 383 S.W.2d 135 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964). “The Woolsleys’ first claim is that KRS 262.730, providing that “owners of lands” lying within the area of a proposed district are eligible to vote in a referendum on the question of creating a district, is capable of being construed so as to permit multiple owners of a small…”

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