# KRS § 116.035: 116.035 Determination of voter's residence

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C116_S116.035

## Section

- **Citation:** KRS § 116.035
- **Heading:** 116.035 Determination of voter's residence
- **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KY Code / Title X / Chapter 116 / Section 116.035

## Text

116.035 Determination of voter's residence.

The following rules, so far as applicable, shall be observed in determining the residence

of a person offering to vote:

(1) A voter's residence shall be deemed to be at the place where his or her habitation is,

and to which, when absent, he or she has the intention of returning. For a person

who is homeless and lacks an established and fixed nighttime residence of regular

return, he or she may elect a location with a fixed address as a place of habitation,

which shall be considered his or her residence, and may include the following:

(a) A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide

temporary living accommodations; or

(b) A public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular

sleeping accommodation for human beings;

(2) A voter shall not lose his or her residence by absence for temporary purposes

merely; nor shall he or she obtain a residence by being in a county or precinct for

such temporary purposes, without the intention of making that county or precinct

his or her home;

(3) A voter shall lose his or her residence by removal to another state or county with

intention to make his or her permanent residence there, or by removal to and

residence in another state, with intention to reside there an indefinite time, or by

voting there, even though he or she may have had the intention to return to this state

at some future period;

(4) The place where the family of a married person resides shall generally be

considered his or her residence, unless the family so resides for a temporary

purpose. If his family is permanently in one (1) place, and he or she transacts

business in another, the former shall be the residence.

## Nearby sections

- [KRS § 116.013 116.013 "Voter" defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C116_S116.013.md)
- [KRS § 116.025 116.025 Eligibility to vote](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C116_S116.025.md)
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- [KRS § 116.045 116.045 Voter registration, transfer, or change of party affiliation -- Availability of forms](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C116_S116.045.md)
- [KRS § 116.046 116.046 Voter registration forms for public high schools, area technology centers, and private schools -- Public education program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C116_S116.046.md)
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- [KRS § 116.048 116.048 Voter registration agencies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C116_S116.048.md)
- [KRS § 116.055 116.055 Qualifications for voting in a primary](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C116_S116.055.md)
- [KRS § 116.065 116.065 Verification of applications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C116_S116.065.md)
- [KRS § 116.085 116.085 Transfer of registration -- Change of residence -- Notification to voters following redistricting -- Name change](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C116_S116.085.md)
- [KRS § 116.095 116.095 Access to registration records -- Redaction of Social Security numbers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C116_S116.095.md)
- [KRS § 116.112 116.112 Voter registration purge program -- Inactive voter list](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C116_S116.112.md)
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