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KRS § 117.0551 Boundaries of precincts.

117.0551 Boundaries of precincts. (1) A county board of elections shall establish election precincts so that each boundary of each precinct follows: (a) A boundary described in KRS 117.055(1); (b)…

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“117.0551 Boundaries of precincts. (1) A county board of elections shall establish election precincts so that each boundary of each precinct follows: (a) A boundary described in KRS 117.055(1); (b) The boundary of an incorporated city; (c)”

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117.0551 Boundaries of precincts. (1) A county board of elections shall establish election precincts so that each boundary of each precinct follows: (a) A boundary described in KRS 117.055(1); (b) The boundary of an incorporated city; (c) A boundary of an urban-county legislative district established under KRS Chapter 67A; (d) A boundary of a school district or school district division established under KRS Chapter 160; or (e) A boundary of a census tract or census block established by the United States Bureau of the Census for the most recent decennial census of population and appearing on census block boundary maps. (2) If a county board of elections cannot establish a precinct that complies with KRS 117.055 by using the boundaries permitted under subsection (1) of this section, the county board of elections may either: (a) Establish the precinct boundary by using a boundary following a visible feature, including but not limited to a highway, railroad, or stream centerline, and an extension of that visible feature to, but not across, another visible feature, nor across an extension of another feature that is used as a precinct boundary; or (b) Request an exemption under KRS 117.0553 and 117.0554. (3) For purposes of this section, a "visible feature" is a physical feature shown on official maps or in geographic information system (GIS) layers that are solely or both prepared and maintained by: (a) The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet; (b) The United States Geological Survey; (c) The United States Bureau of the Census; (d) The Kentucky Department of Revenue; or (e) The Commonwealth Office of Technology. Effective: July 15, 2024 History: Amended 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 212, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2024. -- Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 430, sec. 2, effective July 14, 1992.

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